There has been, since Camz and co got into power, a catalogue of scandal, ranging from phone hacking through to the BSkyB takeover and the frankly either incompetent or dishonest way in which Hunt handled himself, to bankers bonuses, and with security at the Olympics, lack of staff for proper border security and the pisspoor response to the riots last summer. Theresa May has managed to alienate the Police Federation and ACPO - a first for a home secretary, I think.
You had the wholly manufactured PR disaster that was the supposed fuel shortage, with idiot ministers talking about storing jerry cans of fuel.
Add to that the perception of many that Cameron and Osborne just make policy up on the hoof, only to have to retract or modify it later. There is a suspicion amongst many that the NHS reforms are being introduced to lay the groundwork for privatisation of the service, and Landleys performance in consulting with and bringing on board the various professional bodies has been dire.
It feels like a litany of errosr, of poorly handled and poorly thought out policy from a cabinet of multi-millionaires out of touch with common society. A bunch of incompetent lightweights.
Against that backdrop, it is not at all surprising there has been a drop in support for the coalition, most especially the LibDems, who are in danger of becoming extinct. Labour and its various speakers have managed to make comments and noises that chime with the experience of many of the voters.
None of this, of course, actually means anything concrete, except that, if the tories wish to remain in power, they really have to get their act together.