CBC Toronto1d ago
Calls for judge to apologize to officers in Umar Zameer case 'not appropriate': legal experts
Calls for an Ontario judge to apologize for suggesting three Toronto police officers lied and colluded in a high-profile criminal trial are inappropriate and undermine public confidence in the justice system, some legal observers said Wednesday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/umar-zameer-case-apology-judge-9.7134068?cmp=rss
WYM ModSep 25
Could removing Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve shake public trust? Ann E. Marimow reveals in a Supreme Court brief that former Fed chairs and Treasury secretaries warn such a move risks the Fed’s independence and credibility. Their plea highlights the high stakes for economic governance. Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/us/politics/supreme-court-lisa-cook-secretaries.html #AnnEMarimow #LisaCook #FederalReserve #SupremeCourt #PublicConfidence
Top Economic Leaders Warn Supreme Court to Allow Lisa Cook to Remain at Fed, for Now

In a brief filed with the court, former Fed chairs and U.S. Treasury secretaries cautioned of erosion in public confidence in the Fed’s independence.

The New York Times
skuaJun 12, 2025

News 12/6/2025

" ... the department admits “it has become clear that decisions regarding compliance action … may not have been validly made”. The department also blames “IT systems [that] were not operating in alignment with the law and policies”.

#RoboDebt
#VictimisationOfUnemployed
#AusPol
#ScottMorrison
#ReturnYourAward
#SystemicFailure
#AustralianPublicService
#APSUnions
#PublicConfidence

https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/06/12/australia-welfare-jobseeker-payments-mutual-obligations-investigation-ombudsman/

Could this be the death of Australia’s nightmarish welfare system?

Mutual obligation is one of the last great shibboleths of Australian politics. Now the entire system is under scrutiny with potentially big implications for our welfare system.

Crikey
Headlines AfricaApr 14, 2025
Africa: Determinants of Institutional Trust in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does Media Exposure Matter?: [Afrobarometer] In shaping citizens' perceptions, media can play central role in development of public confidence. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TK8GRS #InstitutionalTrust #MediaExposure #SubSaharanAfrica #PublicConfidence #Afrobarometer
Show threadJoseph Lim Nov 25, 2024
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"It undermines #financialdiscipline.. Perhaps e most contentious issue is exclusion of borrowers who consistently met their repayment obligations. Tis #debt suspension #policy is for #delinquent #borrowers.. Responsible borrowers may feel overlooked & unfairly treated.. approach not only undermines #fairness but also weakens #publicconfidence in e system.. 🇹🇭government must pair these relief measures w #financialliteracy progs & structural #reforms tt address root causes of #overindebtedness"
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Mar 21, 2024

End ‘#Judge Shopping’ --
The practice undermines both the #fairness of the #judiciary and #publicconfidence in it.

https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/end-judge-shopping

End ‘Judge Shopping’

The practice undermines both the fairness of the judiciary and public confidence in it.

The Briefing
ConscienHealthMar 11, 2024
We can point to many symptoms. Rising measles cases due to #skepticism about vaccines. Rejection of scientific concepts about obesity. So it’s no surprise that a new report in PNAS documents high but declining #PublicConfidence in #science.
https://conscienhealth.org/2024/03/public-confidence-in-science-is-high-but-declining/
Public Confidence in Science Is High, but Declining - ConscienHealth

In an age of public cynicism, it’s no surprise that a new report in PNAS documents high but declining public confidence in science.

ConscienHealth
beSpacificJun 22, 2023
An Aggressive #SupremeCourt Reshapes the US as Its Standing #Erodes. #conservative #supermajority is remaking US #laws on #environment, #health #firearms even as #PublicConfidence #declines and #ethical questions grow. With a 6-3 #conservative #majority, the court has issued a series of recent #decisions enhancing its own role, in many cases by overriding #regulatoryagencies, the #WhiteHouse, #congress, state and local governments. https://archive.is/TRxzE#selection-3797.0-3797.511
Political IQMay 18, 2023
Confidence in Supreme Court Drops to Lowest in 50 Years: Survey https://politicaliq.com/2023/05/18/confidence-in-supreme-court-drops-to-lowest-in-50-years-survey/ #SupremeCourt #PublicConfidence #GeneralSocialSurvey @GSS_NORC #Abortion #RoeVWade #abortionrights #politicaliq #news #politics
Confidence in Supreme Court Drops to Lowest in 50 Years: Survey - Political IQ

Confidence in the Supreme Court sank to its lowest point in a half century in 2022, according to the General Social Survey. 

Political IQ
Show threadClaire BarnesJan 14, 2023
@anamckellar Times editorial: #JenniRussell drew attention to a great #EnvironmentalCatastrophe: a mass #extinction of #MarineLife in the #NorthSea off #Teesside. A 30 mile section of coast has been turned into a #MarineDesert. #Fishermen report that catches of lobster, crab & other #crustaceans have collapsed. Response secretive & deeply unsatisfactory; #PublicConfidence at stake. Govt boasting of #MarineProtectedAreas while Britain's domestic waters among most #polluted in Europe.