Sentences with phrase «public confidence in politicians»

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It is the politician that takes the lead on this that will earn the respect and confidence of business and the wider public - and the politician that can do that is the one who will win votes and restore confidence in Britain's economy.

He said the move was «essential for the restoration of public confidence» in politicians - there have been concerns in recent years that MPs were granting themselves better pay rises and pension deals than comparable.

It is no coincidence that our politicians should be making a cult of our armed forces when the public has lost so much confidence in the wars they have asked them to fight: the Iraq war, unnecessary and unlawful, the Afghan war unending and unprofitable.

Against the background of a general breakdown of public confidence in the political elite, politicians on both left and right have seen themselves not as part of a broader governing elite but as outsiders, empowered by their democratic mandate to shake up government and make it more responsive to the wishes of the people.

George Osborne concludes by asking why the public should have confidence in their politicians when they can not hold people to account.

They suggested that «one price for repetitive failure could be crucial erosion of confidence by the public and politicians in our capability of developing an effective AIDS vaccine collectively.»

How can scientists help the political process by ensuring that the testimony is from the best representative (s) in that field, the person or persons who indeed possess the «full confidence» of the group to give the politicians and the public the facts and truth as it is currently known; and NOT a bunch of «personal views» or «bright ideas» about using pure gold slabs to cover every city and village on the planet and protecting everyone from harmful intergalactic Z - rays?

However, public confidence and opinion has changed and that in turn affects politician's willingness to act.

But wide swaths of the public have had their confidence in the issue shaken by misinformation campaigns, opportunistic politicians and media outlets, and extreme weather events (which were not - so - coincidentally capitalized on by both), so it's currently not a viable option.

Indeed, the title of the speech «Sondage après sondage» (Poll after Poll) was a direct reference to a recent speech given by the former president of the Quebec Bar in which he referenced the fact that lawyers find themselves poorly ranked (alongside politicians and used car dealers) in surveys regarding the public confidence in the legal profession.