The voters have been apathetic and have blamed the politicians for their apathy. They'll be looking back at what they've done, of course. But almost immediately they will be turning to the next five years. Firstly, and most importantly, the economy must remain stable. Threatened recessions have been averted.
Inflation is down.
Unemployment is down. The only dark clouds on the economic horizon are coming from the south. The Euro awaits. He has declared his intent but is under no pressure at all to deliver, and, although a referendum is promised, the Government will then be able to procrastinate almost as long as it wants to on Europe. Domestic policy is, as the Conservatives have found to their cost, of far more importance to most Britons than Europe.