The British public’s trust in the political system has fallen significantly since the pandemic, potentially as a result of recent political scandals, according to a report from a leading think tank. Just 6% of the public have full trust in the current political system, while 89% support constitutional reform, the report found. The survey of 8,000 people, conducted by Focaldata for the Institute for Public Policy Research, highlights support for democratic reform is strongest in the UK’s former industrial heartlands, including the “red wall” constituencies.
What’s upsetting about this is the idea that ‘they are all as bad as each other’ means that the entire political landscape is being blotted by a series of historically poor Prime Ministers.
1 of whom is the only prime minister to be found to have lied to the house, 2 of whom were given fixed penalty notices for breaking their own laws, and all three of whom have contributed to a disastrous financial situation.
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I agree that they’re all bad, I just don’t think they’re as bad as each other.
I don’t even think all Conservatives are as bad as the last few prime ministers have been. Cameron and May weren’t good, but they weren’t Johnson, Sunak and Truss level bad.
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I got nothing to add to this but what a damn shame.