Democracy Task Force

So the Conservatives have finally got round to the constitution and the perceived need for it to be reformed.

Mr Cameron's speech announcing the establishment of the Democracy Task Force included the following lines:

'According to MORI, the proportion of people trusting politicians to put the needs of the country before the needs of party halved between 1974 and 1999… Trust in Parliament fell from 54% in 1983 to 14% in 2000……and trust in the Civil Service has fallen from 46% to 17%.'

To great fanfare, it was announced that the Task Force will be headed by Kenneth Clarke, former Chancellor, former Home Secretary, former Education and Science Secretary and former Health Secretary. The Task Force will also be honoured by the presence of Lord Butler of Brockwell, the former Cabinet Secretary.

Now How Ridiculous would hate to appear cynical but who were leading figures in the politcal and civil service worlds when the decline in trust took place that Mr Cameron described?