@ Akenaten, broadly agreed. There has been a huge sea change in public opinion where politics and particularly politicians are concerned. While there's always been a healthy degree of cynical feeling towards politicians in the UK, I think the public are now thoroughly pissed off with the lies and manipulation.

I like to read the 'top comments' of middle-England papers like the Daily Mail to get an idea of what that group are thinking, and it's been interesting to see just how much they are thoroughly disenchanted with the Tory party right now, including on strongly pro-military intervention Daily Mail articles. They just don't trust or believe their masters any more.