Distrust “is the new default instinct” in UK society, according to the Edelman Trust Barometer, which examines the trust that people have in business, government, media and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
Its report revealed a deepening erosion of trust as “grievance has devolved into insularity” across the developed world.
It found that some 76% of people in the UK are either unwilling or hesitant to trust someone whose values, facts, problem-solving approaches or cultural background differ from theirs, leaving just 24% open to trusting across divides.
More than a third of Britons (35%) would rather leave a job or move to another department than report to a manager with very different values. Just over a quarter said they would reduce effort for a project led by a boss with opposing beliefs. Such insularity is highest in developed markets, including Japan (89%), Germany (81%) and the UK (76%), while researchers said it “cuts across income, gender and age”. The survey was of 33,900 people living in 28 countries.
The report identified forces that are fuelling the rise of insularity, most notably all-time high levels of economic anxiety....<<<Read More>>>...
