To see where things are going wrong, consider the attempt to introduce elected mayors. This was a bold reform with the potential to reinvigorate local government. Yet it was overwhelmingly rejected. Why? Partly, because the Government failed to make more than a desultory case for it. But mostly, because voters simply did not care: any kind of constitutional tinkering, whether it be switching to the Alternative Vote or reforming the House of Lords, is a matter of supreme indifference. What they care about – and what Mr Cameron must preoccupy himself with – are earthier issues: fixing the economy, cutting the cost of living, getting tough on crime and welfare dependency, restricting immigration, standing up to Europe on human rights.
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