From what we know of current and recent politicians, there are politicians who are honest in their private lives and dishonest in office, the unreported majority who are honest in both, the Rump dishonest in both, and those dishonest in their private lives, but honest in office. There doesn't seem to be a srtong correlation, positive or negative, between honesty in pravate and public.

Note honesty and competence are very different issues. John Prescott for instance, despite his affairs, has been honest about his departmental business. He's been as much use a a rubber spanner, but honest.

Also I agree completley with Paul Burke. Everybody deserves a private life, even politicians. Celebraties forfit this though, when they start selling stories about themselves.