If the aid charity takes steps to sort itself out then we must not allow our outrage to cloud our sense of perspectiveTrust takes years to build,seconds to atomize and forever to repair. Oxfam is the latest organisation to feel the force of that frail saw. The humanitarian agency was congratulating itself on its long history of fine work when it celebrated its 75th anniversary just final year. Now Oxfam is in a struggle for its very existence. The scandal-engulfed charity has joined the roster of institutions to be charged with betraying the public trust.
A long list that has become. Bankers, who were never exactly adored in the first place, and descended from just about tolerated to absolutely loathed as a result of the financial crisis of 2008. There have always been many reasons why people distrust their politicians – and often with grand reason. The nadir ((n.) the lowest point of something) for the British variety of the species was the parliamentary expenses scandal. For the press,another estate that did not have ample reserves of public respect in the tank to commence with, the low point was the hacking scandal.
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Source: guardian.co.uk