US EditionLess than half of Scots trust Scottish government to do right by country, report finds
Only 47% of Scots trust the Scottish Government, marking a significant drop since 1999 amid low satisfaction with the NHS and concerns over government responsiveness.
- On Thursday, the Scottish Social Attitudes survey found 47% of Scots trust the Scottish Government, down from 61% in 2019 and 81% at devolution’s start in 1999.
- More than 1,200 people were surveyed in late 2024, ScotCen said satisfaction with NHS fell to 22% and only 38% say the Scottish Government listens well.
- Support for independence is now at 47% across respondents, while the Scottish identity measure fell to 74% in 2024 and 41% reported financial wellbeing, with 24% really struggling.
- Scottish Labour’s Jackie Baillie said the survey shows the SNP has lost the public’s trust and urged change next year.
- Report co-authors Sophie Birtwistle and Sir John Curtice said devolution has not unfolded as expected since the Scottish Parliament first met on July 1, 1999, and Paul Bradshaw warned confidence in institutions is under pressure.
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Less than half of Scots trust Scottish government to do right by count
A new report has warned of a “clear decline in trust” in the Scottish government since devolution, with less than half of respondents saying it acts in the country’s best interests. The Scottish Social Attitudes survey, published by the Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen) on Thursday, found 47% of Scots trust the Scottish government to do what is right for Scotland. The figure has decreased from 61% in 2019 and is down from 81% when de…
SHOCK – More than TWICE as many Scots trust the SNP Government in Edinburgh as trust the UK (Con or Lab) Government!
in trust in the Scottish Government since the start of devolution, with less than half of respondents saying it acts in the country’s best interests. Professor John Robertson OBA What were the actual numbers and is there a figure for the UK Government? There are, and even Lord Ashcroft’s Holyrood mag has them: Just 47 per cent of respondents said they trust the SNP administration to work in the country’s best interests. That compares with a pre-…
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