By TruePublica: Public trust in the all important institutions of Britain is deteriorating. But first let’s look at a recent Pew Research Study that
finds the overall level of trust in the American government remains
near historic lows. Just 20% say they trust the government to do what’s
right always or most of the time. In 2001 about 53% of American’s were
‘basically content’ with government – this has steadily decreased and at
one point nearly hit single digits in 2013 under President Obama.
The problem is that the same
approach in terms of political ethics and morality that does so much
damage to civil society in America is now infecting every aspect of
British life, one way or another. No surprise then that in Britain, public trust
in government also fell to similar dire levels, as three quarters of
the public mistrust our government officials. And it’s not hard to see
why trust on the key pillars of society – politicians, business leaders,
NGOs and the media has crashed to all time lows.
