Having a voice in decision processes is one of the biggest factors in their appearing fair. The second is concerned with correcting mistakes. If one lot make a hash of it, then we vote them out and give someone else a turn. In the last two decades we have had trouble on both these fronts and these problems pose a serious risk to the survival of our society. We have problems with the legitimacy of the political system.
People are contemptuous of politicians and are totally uninterested in the political process itself.
People cannot be bothered to take part, believing that even if they do it will make no difference and the type of participation offered them does not attract support. Thus if one set of ideas fails to solve problems there is always the chance that another set will be more successful. At present there is no realistic alternative to the market-based ideas of both this and the previous government. Thus people are deterred from political participation by the perceptions that there is no point voting for anyone because they are all the same. It is hardly necessary to make a case for the failings of the market ideology.