From: Pauline Allon, Ilkley.
A recent report by Sir John Curtis identified public trust in UK politics is at rock bottom; with over 59 per cent of the population stating they don’t trust politicians, that they put party before people. Sadly, young people are also disillusioned, with 60 per cent of 18 to 25-year-olds believing politicians don’t listen to young people resulting in low voter registration. The report suggests that because Brexit failed to live up to expectations, Brexit voters now feel betrayed by government.
A population who lacks trust in politics leaves voters open to easy persuasion to vote for policies not in their best interest, such as the three-word slogans used by Boris Johnson during the Brexit campaign and the scaremongering tactics of popularist campaigner Nigel Farage - voters need to understand the issues before voting. Brexit was always the will of self-serving politicians such as Johnson and Farage who choose not to speak truth to the people.
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