Ayes to the right!

I came across this picture while searching for a suitable image - to highlight the unbelievable greed surrounding the MPs' expenses scandal.

I think it must be from the cover of Private Eye - an edition I must have missed for some strange reason.

Anyway the picture and words speak powerfully for themselves.

Although regular readers may recall that Scots MP - Michael Martin - who was Speaker of the  House of Commons at the time - tried to hush things up and prevent the whole expenses scandal from coming out into the open.

So while the press does deserve a kick up the backside sometimes - it's worth remembering that we would be completely in the dark about the MPs' expenses scandal - were it not for the country's free press and our Freedom of Information legislation.

In other words - don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.