it's been my experience that when a survey/study/research etc. is published, then a very large pinch of salt is needed. Our media loves lurid headlines, especially if they can be spun to suit an agenda. An article that has "studies show" is a sure sign that a, someone has sponsored the study, and b, the reason for it is never altruistic. From memory, " half the world's population to be wiped out by Aids ", " Most rapes are committed by immigrants", "Moscow sponsoring british miners", " Diesel cars kill millions ", none of these are backed by independent bodies, the way it works is back to front, you pay for a " study" to back an agenda, not to dissect fact from fiction. The media is not to be trusted on any subject, more so today than at any time in history. The public will believe what they want to believe if it fits their own bias/opinion, the Hillsborough tragedy is proof of that. The result of such blatant propaganda is that joe public has become sceptical of the media, (far too late) which is a dangerous situation , " the boy who cried wolf " is a fitting metaphor.
A political system that is in the pocket of lobby groups will ensure that no change for the better can be expected, no accountability for deliberate lies, no scrutiny of minister's ties to commercial interests no enquiries into judicial propriety. It's all bollocks, the country is fucked