Expensive and Expansive Obfuscation!

Which is easier? Pulling teeth or getting straight answers about parliamentary expenses? I see Jacqui Smith is co-operating with the Standards Commissioner, John Lyon. In all these matters, somebody somewhere isn't being straight.

Either she spends time in London or she doesn't. Two sets of neighbours have differing views on this. One says not much time and another seems to concur with Ms Smith.

We need to get the issue of expenses sorted out once and for all. It's a bit rich MP's and Peers legislating for all of us, when they are fixing and fiddling as if the World was ending tomorrow!