The latest Pulse survey from business software and services provider Sage, shows that accountants are now seen as the most trusted source of business advice for UK firms.

According to Sage, the credit crunch has severely dented the public image of most other business advisors particularly wanker bankers, nerdy management consultants and smug solicitors.

Accountancy Magazine: The proportion of firms trusting the advice of banks has dropped from 24% to just 4%, and there are similar falls in the amount of trust shown in management consultants (down to 9% from 22%) and solicitors (now 2% and previously 18%).

There’s a delightfully unbiased and entertaining video on the Sage site, the first bit of which you can view below. The findings are thoroughly tested by a discussion with, you guessed it, an accountant who definitely won’t be seen as talking his own book…