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they wont jump ship for 50,000 deaths,but when their beloved Brexit gets delayed a year,there,ll be a mutiny
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nfc
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They should get an extra year in office to carry on the good work after this interruption.
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Trust in government has reached record levels in the UK – rising faster than any other market surveyed by Edelman’s latest Trust Barometer – but the public has been far from impressed by the official response when it comes to testing and PPE, and “shadows loom”.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s economic rescue package has been credited with a 24-point leap in overall trust to a 60 per cent approval rating, which is a historic high. Having been at the bottom of the pile in January, trust in the UK Government's leaders jumped 25 points to 58 per cent and, overtaking CEOs and NGO representatives. A majority of respondents (53 per cent) said they trust their “national government leader” to lead the country through the economic recovery. Public trust in government was highest in China (95 per cent), India (87 per cent) and Saudi Arabia (83 percent), while France (48 per cent), the US (48 per cent) and Japan (38 per cent) had the lowest trust levels. The UK, which was mid-range, had the strongest increase in trust of 24 points, followed by Canada (20 points) and Germany (19 points). Business has moderately benefited from increased levels of trust in institutions among the general public, but has failed to keep pace with trust in government. Trust in business grew by eight points since January, but is trusted by just 55 per cent of the UK public, compared with 60 per cent for the Government. Business underperformed on ‘putting people before profits’ (32 per cent) and ‘helping other small businesses in need’ (29 per cent). Only 28 per cent of respondents feel business is doing well at preparing for the recovery. Trust in traditional media (61 per cent) was sharply up to near-record levels; however, UK journalists scored poorly (22 per cent) for their response to the global health emergency. Respondents struggle to find reliable and trustworthy information about the virus and its effects (41 per cent), and nearly two-thirds worry about the volume of fake news being spread about the virus. Pandemic response failures Although the headline trust level for the UK Government is strong, respondents were less enamoured by how it has handled the medical crisis and its public health policy. Only 24 per cent think the Government has done a good job on testing, 32 per cent on the distribution of medical supplies like PPE, and 33 per cent on ensuring access to care in the poorest parts of the country. Almost three in five respondents said the government had failed to act in a decisive manner as soon as the threat of the virus became known. Since the beginning of March, there has been an 11-point decline in the proportion of people who believe the Government was prepared for dealing with the pandemic – a fall from 46 per cent to 35 per cent. This should serve as a warning to the Government. About three-quarters of the UK respondents believe its top priority should be to save lives, even if that delays the economic recovery. The majority are willing to sacrifice freedom of movement and privacy about health and their location to help the Government trace and contain the spread of the disease. Edelman UK and EMEA chief executive and president Ed Williams said the results need to be placed in the context that governments always enjoy peaks in trust, quickly followed by troughs, in the wake of major events, such as 9/11 and the global financial crisis of 2008. “Government may be basking in record trust levels, but shadows loom. Popular economic interventions cannot go on indefinitely,” he said. “The UK may yet suffer more deaths in the crisis than any of our European neighbours. So, the Government will need to convince people that their health is in safe hands or risk seeing trust plummet again. “People turn to institutions in times of crisis, but there is a strong chance that when the realities of paying for the pandemic begin to bite, trust levels could fall as fast as they have grown.” Less capitalism, more socialism? Another interesting trend picked up by Edelman’s Trust Barometer is that respondents do not want a return to pre-COVID-19 times, with 61 per cent saying the pandemic has convinced them the UK needs a bigger social safety net. A similar proportion (59 per cent) are concerned about inequality and that those from lower socioeconomic groups are disproportionately paying the price of the pandemic. Seven in 10 ‘informed’ respondents agreed with the statement that “capitalism as it exists today does more harm than good”, while just 44 per cent of the mass population agreed. https://www.prweek.com/article/1682290/edelman-trust-barometer-uk-government-trust-surges-record-levels-shadows-loom |
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Trust in traditional media (61 per cent) was sharply up to near-record levels; however, UK journalists scored poorly (22 per cent)
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It's normal in times of national crisis for approval of the leaders of the country to rise sharply. All leaders in Western Europe have had this happen. Typical is the Danish PM whose approval ratings have more than doubled from +40 to over 80. The one Western leader whose approval ratings have actually gone down is Donald Trump.
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So, the head of Edelman has concluded that the UK government has bought the trust of its citizens.
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China 95%
wonder why that is.... |
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Cider , do you think that there may be a strong correlation between the increase in rating and the generous economic support package ?
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Yes I do, ultimately people care about their own lives rather than a death ticker.
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The number of deaths is abstract to the vast majority, although of course many friends and relatives will have been affected by those that died due to covid 19.
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so virtually every country in europe, canada, australia has bought their population???
Probably but then again what else could they have done? |
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The halo effect is a truly remarkable phenomomeon
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https://rmx.news/article/article/hungary-pm-orban-is-5th-most-popular-eu-leader-during-coronavirus-crisis
Some detail of individual European leaders approval ratings during the crisis. |
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Which do you agree with more?
The government’s highest priority should be saving as many lives as possible, even if it means the economy will sustain more damage and recover more slowly It is becoming more important for the government to save jobs and restart the economy than to take every precaution possible to keep people safe from the virus Anyone care to hazard a guess as to the survey results for the UK ? |
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I'll give you a wee clue, it wasn't 52/48
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership_approval_opinion_polling_for_the_next_United_Kingdom_general_election
Boris Johnson approval ratings have actually dropped 20 points in the last couple of weeks. |
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No economy = no NHS no food and anarchy.
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The Edelman fieldwork took place between April 15 and April 23.
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11 countries were surveyed, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, S. Korea, U.K. and U.S.
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it will be interesting to see what these figures are in a few weeks time based on what is happening now right enough
there is little doubt that the furlough scheme is a huge factor in peoples confidence and im grateful for the 80% wage even in a reasonably comfortable finanical position doesent mean I will vote tory in next election far from it |
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Percent who say UK government is performing well or very well
Distributing virus tests and determining who gets tested - 24% Creating a distribution system that ensures that medical and other necessary supplies are getting to where they are needed most - 32% Ensuring that medical supplies and good quality medical treatment are available even in the poorest areas - 33% |
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Which do you agree with more?
Pandemic-related restrictions on my freedom of movement are entirely reasonable and appropriate - 73% or The government is restricting my freedom of movementmore than it should be allowed to - 27% |
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https://euobserver.com/opinion/147994
This gives a fair indication of the trend in support for European leaders during the crisis. |
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Do you think the Scottish NHS has done well in regards to any of those three points Angoose?
Just interested because I would have no idea how to answer any of those accurrately and I live close to you. |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership_approval_opinion_polling_for_the_next_United_Kingdom_general_election
Boris Johnson approval ratings have actually dropped 20 points in the last couple of weeks. Here is one for the UK that is up to date. |
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Presumably the UK government would have a big increase on eu observer as well, but as it does not include the UK, it's less than helpful.
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Any truth in the rumour government phone surveys are carried out after 8pm on a Thursday night?
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