A collapse of trust - National emergency in health

THE COLLAPSE of trust in institutions we should be able to have absolute faith in is the unfortunate and recurring theme of the last two decades.

Firstly the Catholic Church, once an absolute power in the land, saw its power slip away because of its opposition to changing social mores and its inability — or plain reluctance — to deal with sex scandals.

Our banking and legal systems are under the spotlight because of situations rooted in greed and dishonesty.