[Tealeaf]

I notice that one name that is notable so far by it's absence is that of the speaker, Michael Martin. I wonder if his brutal savaging of the MP Kate Hoey may have anything to do with the fact (some of you will remember) that several years ago this Scottish scoundrel was also caught with his hands in the taxpayer's till when he claimed for his missus's shopping jaunts around London's West End. Personally, I think the man is a disgrace as speaker and representative of the house and the only seat he should have in the capital is that in the dock of the number one court, the Old Bailey, alongside that of his compatriots, messrs Brown and Darling.