> Not only is this false in the national sense, as the machinery and personnel of the state are not coterminous with those they rule over

... I'll bite - explain?

> The ICO does not represent me, yet somehow they are getting paid for the misuse of my data. It’s nice work if you can get it.

The funds aren't going to the ICO specifically, any more than they are specifically paying for my mother's NHS kidney operation.