Who are the most straight talking politicians? Feat. Lib Dems

Liberal Democrats Ming Campbell and Nick Clegg come out as two of the top three in this survey:

Tony Blair and John Reid are Westminster’s worst wafflers, a psychologist claims. Prof Geoff Beattie, the resident expert on Channel 4’s Big Brother, reviewed every political TV interview by Britain’s ten highest profile MPs over three weeks and analysed responses.

Not sure the Big Brother connection is that strong an endorsement for Professor Geoff Beattie. But he is a proper professor at a proper institution with an impressive professional CV.