One analysis of the 2016 campaign, accounting for Donald Trump’s and Bernie Sanders’ popularity, is that voters feel powerless and consequently are angry. They detest Washington and want to smash up the status quo, which they feel works against them and is run by politicians who ignore them.

This explanation has much to recommend it, not least that there are many ways in which voters have little say in their governance.

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