Donald Trump greets Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Alaska last year (Image: PA) EVER feel like you aren’t being told the whole story? You aren’t alone. In 2024, politicians and journalists footed a YouGov table of truth-telling occupations: 72% distrusted the media, while 69% and 74% suspected the UK Government and MPs respectively. Even lobbyists were less doubted than our elected representatives. Many career politicos and their friends in the media respond with matched derision.