Why don't we do it ourselves?

George Osborne is getting it in the neck for not getting Britain’s economy roaring ahead.
But is the Government the only agency which can sort it out? I thought we were a light-touch, small government, fast-on-our-feet sort of country. Shouldn’t entrepreneurs, banks and other bright sparks be doing things which make them rich and us successful?
In China, the government directs everything and jumps on people who complain.
In the UK, the Government lets businesses direct lots of stuff - trains, electricity and gas, waste, and now, schools, colleges and hospitals. And we can, and do, complain all the time.
Why can’t we get ourselves out of the recession without the Government’s help?