Britons trust politicians less than car salesmen: poll

AFP on Yahoo ^ | 5/7/07 | AFP

[NormsRevenge]

LONDON (AFP) - Politicians are the least trusted people in Britain, with more faith placed in car salesmen, a survey released on Tuesday revealed.

The poll of 1,900 readers of Reader's Digest magazine showed that firefighters inspired trust in 97 percent of respondents, the highest rate of any profession, followed by pharmacists, pilots, nurses and doctors.

Faith in politicians, however, dropped from an already-low 15 percent in 2002 to seven percent in the latest poll. Eight percent of respondents said they trusted car salesmen.

It marks the first time in the survey's history that politicians have been the least-trusted profession.

Nearly three-quarters of Britons trust the police, compared with 64 percent in 2005, while taxi drivers saw their reputation drop eight percent in that period to 49 percent.

[Triggerhippie]

I can’t say that I blame them for not trusting either...

[Savage Beast]

So do I. And I trust so-called "journalists" even less than politicians--and that's saying plenty!

[Red6]

And yet they want to give them all their money to manage!

[Leisler]

Out off the ten or more vehicles I have bought, I’ve only had one problem with not so much as the salesman, but the sales staff. Took my key, tried to sell me a vehicle I didn’t want, surrounded me. Kept at it for a hour or so, such that I relaxed and started to string them out. They did the we’re pissed drill at the end. Odd way to sell a car, work the customer over like the Chicago Police.