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The Politics of Social Cohesion with Dr. Colin Mayer

Stories of Impact

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The Importance of Trust in Institutions

Trust is the glue that keeps societies together. When we lose trust in others, then we lose the basis on which we can interact and create community. The pandemic was initially as seen as being the great revival of community. People were going out of their way to help each other,. But it then became weakened and frayed by a conflict between promoting common interest and what is needed in terms of economic survival.

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