Inter-citizen trust but no trust in government

Trust thought for today - speculative ideas on what happens when citizens don't trust governments, but do trust each other.

Part 2 of a series of articles on the practical implications of trust and distrust in government, but not quite the compelling supporting stats for this specific combo I was hoping for.

The next article will explore what the OECD, IDB, IPPR and others suggest governments can do to earn citizen trust and support greater interpersonal trust among its citizens.

Where better to start than the IDB suggestion that ‘the solution to low growth, inequality and weakening support for democracy is to make trust an explicit objective of public policy.’

PS: I challenged myself to write 10 articles in August on issues that excite me, but I never get chance to write about. I also committed to them being a 4 minute read. I am renaging on that promise on only the third, because I can't get seem to get it all in under 5 mins! Sorry!