It’s heart worming to see that the Gallant Mr. Brown feels that those who abuse the expense system should apologies. I really think it’s a sever punishment, and I feel that not only tax-evaders should apologies, rather than go to court, but also traffic police should start sending demands for apology rather than tickets. That will teach us all a lesson in good citizenship.

And to a nearly completely different matter (no worms this time), I am glad to see that the house has ensured that such unpleasant incidents will never happen again. From now on, MPs will be allowed a few days to edit their receipts before they become public.

It’s already clear that they’ll be allowed to delete the vendor name (no more porn, you see) and the date, but I suspect that they will also be permitted to edit the amount. Why not? After all, they make the laws, so it can’t be illegal.

Accountability and transparency, this is what the head of our gang has promised to legislate into our post-credit-crisis economy. I am glad to see that in his own house he does not practice what he is preaching. For a moment I got worried.