Ethics and Trust

I wonder what it is about politicians. I certainly don’t trust them a great deal (pollies of either persuasion) and it seems I am not alone in my feelings. The politician’s antics in the Federal Parliament on the hill in Canberra, over the last few days have not shown any of them in a particularly favourable light.

The last Roy Morgan poll (April 2008) rating various professions and occupations for ‘Trust’ and ‘Ethics’ ranks Federal politician (at 17 out of 29) above Directors of public companies, Business executives, State MPs and Talk back radio announcers.

But it ranks them below Bank managers, Public servants and Public Opinion Pollsters.

Nurses, Pharmacist and Doctors are still at the top of the ranking.

These are the people who are supposed to be running our country, policing our borders, sending soldiers to war and maintain the value of the coin of the realm.

It makes you wonder doesn’t it!