Forget whether such an impression is true or false. What matters is the voters’ perception, since this remains corrosive and must be tackled. Largely this will be done through deed, so it is good to see talk of a resolutely One Nation approach to government. And for those blinkered figures still arguing that red-blooded Conservatism won the day in May, it is worth recalling the Tories had the support of less than one-quarter of registered voters. Party insiders freely admit they were not returned to power on a tidal wave of affection; “It was more a mood of reluctant resignation,” confessed one key player to me.