Public trust in SNP government collapses

When it rains for Scotland’s Nats, it pours. It now transpires – according to the Scottish government’s very own survey – that between 2022 and 2023, the proportion of people who trust the SNP government has plummeted by a staggering 10 points. And that’s not all. Trust in all six public sector institutions has declined markedly in the last 12 months, with the results presenting a rather concerning picture for the SNP ahead of the 2026 Holyrood elections. Not that Mr S can say he’s particularly shocked…

The Scottish government saw public trust fall from 55 per cent in 2022 to a mere 45 per cent the following year, while faith in Scotland’s justice system fell by nine percentage points in the same period. Steerpike would take this opportunity to point out that police probe into the SNP’s funds and finances, Operation Branchform, remains ongoing…

On top of that, trust in policing plummeted by five points in the 12-month period, while local government, the civil service and the education sector all saw trust decline by six points.