Who do you trust? If you're a parent, who would you entrust your children to for the afternoon or evening? And how does all this relate to social media and the Royal Wedding?

Bottom of the pile — The Establishment

The establishment category includes heads-of-state, politicians and the clergy. They move in a world of *the well connected* and enjoy VIP status due to who rather than what they know. The Establishment is not at all squeamish about having more than the commoner. They move in "high places" and almost seem to operate above the law.

Cases to consider: middle east, MP expenses and child abuse.

Observation: as trust and respect for The Establishment reduces, common people are less squeamish about calling it to account for greedy and inhumane actions.

Trust factor: untrusted by the majority, particularly Generations X and Y. Would you entrust your children to this category. No!

Next-up — Big Business

This category needs no introduction. It reluctantly plays by the rules and spends its huge resources to mitigate the effects of those rules on its liberty. Tax avoidance, sweat-shops and low pay are all more than nodding acquaintances of this category.

Cases to consider: HSBC Infrastructure Company Limited, minimum wage set at £6.08/hour

Observation: as trust and respect for Big Business reduces, common people quickly make their feelings of disgust known about inequality. Instruments such as off-shoring, futures and spread-betting are not understood, they are mysteries that generate huge profits and are seen as evil.

Trust factor: eroded to near zero. Would you entrust your children to this category? Don't be ridiculous!

Next — Celebrity

Celeb's gain wealth by being popular and for now commoners are happy to watch them rise to fame and enjoy the trappings that come with the territory. To the commoner the celebrity is a hero(in), someone that flies the flag of hope while sharing a common set of values and opinions. Gucci, cool cribbs and fake tans are all in. However celebs are given their ephemeral positions in a chart like manner, they come and go according to the whim Joe and Joanna commoner — they either sell copies of OK magazine or they don't!

Cases to consider: Katie Price, Julia Roberts.

Observation: trust in this case is an alignment of values and opinions. If the lifestyle choices of the celebrity resonate with that of the commoner and the celeb' hasn't out-stayed her or his A-list position, they're remain revered or atleast admired and trusted.

Trust factor: is a bit like share values which go down as well as up. Would you entrust your children to this category? Some might for an afternoon BBQ but not if there's an unattended pool.

Penultimate — Education

Education has transitioned from benevolent-giver seeking to improve man's lot in life to a culture of *bums on seats*. The prospectus has become less about appealing to academic research aspirations and more about a *sign here for a prestigious title* sales pitch.

Cases to consider: Pay £9,000 a year and join one of the above categories.

Observation: Education joins the ranks of Big Business by churning out degree qualified students that find themselves competing among the masses with a commodity qualification.

Trust factor: some predict the current degrees-for-jobs culture will implode and that Education is no longer trusted as the benevolent giver in society. Would you entrust your children to this category? We do, everyday, but we don't consider the education system to be entirely *safe*.

Top Trump — People Power

Common people are clumping together, joining voices of dissent and aiming their killer-blows at all the above. People trust their peers, especially relatives and people that live in the same vacinity; people with similar values and opinions to themselves.

Cases to consider: Lady Di. Who does your baby sitting?

Observation: like likes like. People power is now frequently brought to bear via social media where collective voices join to shout their collective likes and dislikes.

Trust factor: higher than all the above

One further thing to consider. Will Kate Middleton be more admired by remaining a so called commoner in attitudes, values and opinons? Or by becoming a Royal in both title and deed?