Trust in Professions


A crisis of trust?

Trust in scientific information and how the major pharmaceutical companies compare with the NHS.

Politicians are still trusted less than estate agents, journalists and bankers

New polling by Ipsos shows that politicians remain the profession least trusted by the British public, below estate agents, journalists and bankers.

Politicians trusted less than estate agents, bankers and journalists

New polling by Ipsos shows that the British public are less likely to trust politicians to tell the than estate agents, bankers and journalists.
Trust in Professions Publication

Veracity and opinion of professionals

Our long term political and social trends have been collected over the last 30+ years and are unrivalled amongst polling organisations.

Politicians trusted less than estate agents, bankers and journalists

New polling by Ipsos shows that the British public trust politicians to tell the truth less than estate agents, bankers and journalists.

2012's strong overseas impact for the UK

Research by Ipsos for the British Council shows that the UK's big events of the past year - including the Olympics, Paralympics and Jubilee - have improved the UK's reputation overseas and created substantial new interest in the country as a place to visit, study and do business.

Sharp decline in those who think businesses behave ethically

We have conducted our annual survey for the Institute of Business Ethics on the attitudes of the British public to business ethics.

Doctors are most trusted profession - politicians least trusted

Nearly nine in ten (88%) adults across the United Kingdom say they trust doctors to tell the truth, according to a new nation-wide poll carried out by Ipsos for the British Medical Association, making doctors the most trusted profession measured.

Corporate Responsibility Attitudes of the British Public to Business Ethics

By two to one, people in Britain believe that British businesses generally act ethically, according to an Ipsos poll for the Institute of Business Ethics (IBE).