@theconversation.com 2 years ago
Why so many people have had enough of experts – and how to win back trust
When senior British politician Michael Gove announced in 2016 that the public had “had enough of experts” in the lead up to the Brexit vote, it highlighted a growing trend for questioning the authority and power of experts. Only last month, the home secretary, Suella Braverman, took to the stage at the National Conservatism conference to rail against...