No expense spared
Cast your mind back to a few months ago: MPs were copping a bit of flack for not being all that bothered about regulating the financial system, but the bankers were held ultimately responsible for the economy going tits up, and Fred Goodwin was public enemy number one. Fred of course did nothing illegal in collecting his final salary pension despite nearly overseeing the demise of his bank, just as most of the MPs involved in the current expenses scandal/fiasco haven't broken any rules, strictly speaking. But the ire aimed at the hyper-rich City boys was nothing compared to the toxic atmosphere of Question Time on Thursday night, where poor Menzies Campbell, Margaret Beckett and Teresa May were like lambs to the slaughter, trying in vain to answer for the sins of their colleagues in the face of a truly poisonous audience. Michael Portillo said he'd never seen a Question Time like it - it was a bear pit and seemed like a true tipping point. There are always bitter and bigoted l...