Doctors: The most trustworthy people in Britain (unlike us)

We’re pleased to report that, for the 22nd year running, doctors have been voted the most trustworthy professionals in the UK by an overwhelming 91 per cent of the population.

We’re also sorry to report that journalists were considered the least trustworthy, polling just 16 per cent of votes.

But then, pollsters were considered untrustworthy by half those polled, so should we believe the results?  Especially as the British Medical Association, the UK doctors’ trade union, paid for the whole thing.

(Source: Mori website).  


E-news broadcast 16 November 2006 No.310 [Subscribe]

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