Whilst I don't want or need a nanny state, I also think we have a significant gap in the UK to have effective public information campaigns to help the population do the right thing.
- Recycling, and the importance of not putting Li and other batteries in general waste.
- Keeping the wrong things out of waste water (no comments needed on Water Companies tho)
- Cyber security
- Finance fraud and scams
- Changing regulations that affect most of the population
- Healthcare and looking after yourself
Etc.
Yeh, some articles are not going to be to the taste of everyone but you don't have to act on what you're told, but at least you had the chance to make an informed decision.
So much is left to chance, which leads to your typical "I was inconvenienced by something I didn't know and it's not my fault" article in the media that fosters outrage. The UK depends on publicity about something which might or might not be seen, etc. but unless they are compelled to do something by contract or statue it rarely happens. The public sector budgets to spend money on publicity are decimated, yet the government could easily legislate for airtime, adverts, column inches, etc to be made available for public benefit at little or no cost with a central government department pushing what has been agreed in a non-partisan way.