This statistic shows public perception on whether politicians in the past were no better than today, they just didn't face the same media scrutiny in Great Britain in 2014. 62 percent of respondents either tended to agree or strongly agreed.
To what extent do you agree or disagree that politicians in the past were no better than today, they just didn't face the same media scrutiny?
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Hansard Society. (April 30, 2014). To what extent do you agree or disagree that politicians in the past were no better than today, they just didn't face the same media scrutiny? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/398135/politicians-increased-media-scrutiny-parliament-united-kingdom/
Hansard Society. "To what extent do you agree or disagree that politicians in the past were no better than today, they just didn't face the same media scrutiny?." Chart. April 30, 2014. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/398135/politicians-increased-media-scrutiny-parliament-united-kingdom/
Hansard Society. (2014). To what extent do you agree or disagree that politicians in the past were no better than today, they just didn't face the same media scrutiny?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/398135/politicians-increased-media-scrutiny-parliament-united-kingdom/
Hansard Society. "To What Extent Do You Agree or Disagree That Politicians in The past Were No Better than Today, They Just Didn't Face The Same Media Scrutiny?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/398135/politicians-increased-media-scrutiny-parliament-united-kingdom/
Hansard Society, To what extent do you agree or disagree that politicians in the past were no better than today, they just didn't face the same media scrutiny? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/398135/politicians-increased-media-scrutiny-parliament-united-kingdom/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
To what extent do you agree or disagree that politicians in the past were no better than today, they just didn't face the same media scrutiny? [Graph], Hansard Society, April 30, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/398135/politicians-increased-media-scrutiny-parliament-united-kingdom/