It also affects the people working inside our public services. Many staff are trying hard to do the right thing, but are working in systems that feel stretched, unstable and hard to change.

Part of the problem is instability at the top. We have seen too many ministerial changes, too many interim senior roles, and too little clear direction from government.

Trust will not be rebuilt by slogans.

It will be rebuilt through honesty, delivery, stability and respect for the public. People must be held to account.

Government needs to be clearer about what is working, what is not working, what it is doing about it, and when people can expect to see change.

We need:

• Clearer communication
  People deserve plain English, honest answers and fewer mixed messages, especially when decisions are difficult or services are under pressure.

• A more reliable healthcare system
  Manx Care needs the support, staffing and leadership to improve front-line care, reduce delays, listen to patients and support staff properly.

• Stability in leadership
  Ministers and senior officers should stay in post long enough to set a direction, see it through, and answer for the results.

• Better accountability for public money
  When major projects go over budget, fall behind, or fail to deliver, the public should be told what went wrong and what will change.

• A more respectful relationship with the public
  Consultation should not feel like a box-ticking exercise. People should be listened to earlier, spoken to clearly, and shown how their views have shaped decisions.

I will call for:

• Clearer answers from Government
  Written and oral questions should be used to get plain answers on the things that matter - public spending, service pressures, delays, risks and delivery.

• Better reporting on major projects
  Major schemes should have regular public updates on costs, timescales, risks, delays and changes made after approval.

• Honest reporting from Manx Care
  There should be more visible reporting on GP access, waiting lists, bed capacity, staff morale and patient experience, with action plans people can understand.

• Support for front-line staff and challenge for broken systems
  Front-line public servants should not be blamed for failures caused by poor systems, weak leadership or bad decisions. Those systems need to be challenged and improved.

• A steadier and more accountable style of leadership
  The Isle of Man needs leadership that is honest about problems, careful with public money, and willing to make decisions rather than drift from crisis to crisis.

I do not believe people expect government to be perfect.

But they do expect it to be honest, careful with public money, and willing to learn when things go wrong.

Rebuilding trust will take time.

It starts with better communication, stronger accountability, more stable leadership, and a government that treats the public with respect.

That is the kind of politics I want to be part of.