Poll: British trust EU more than government

More than three years after Brexit, a survey shows that people in Britain trust the EU significantly more than their government or parliament.

In addition, now almost half (49 percent) are disappointed that the UK left the EU at the end of January 2020 – just under a quarter (24 percent) are happy about it, according to London’s King’s World Values ​​Survey The university announced this on Thursday.

In 2022, for example, slightly less than a quarter (24 and 23 percent respectively) had a high or relatively high level of confidence in the government and parliament. On the other hand, confidence in the EU increased from 22 percent in the 2000s to 32 percent in 2018 and 39 percent.

“We have to work hard and fast to build public trust,” said Bobby Duffy, head of the Policy Institute in charge. “The pandemic has shown how much we rely on public cooperation in times of crisis, where trust is key.”

In Scotland, where the governing party SNP is pushing for independence and a return to the international community, 59 percent of people were disappointed with Brexit, more than in the other three parts of the country. There, 50 percent have confidence in the EU. Only in Spain is there a higher value at 52 percent among the countries surveyed, according to the Policy Institute.

Other British institutions such as political parties and the media (13 percent each) also scored poorly. After numerous scandals, confidence in the police has fallen from 87 to 67 percent since 1981, especially in the London Metropolitan Police – among “Generation Z”, the so-called millennials, even to 44 percent. (aeg/sda/dpa)