Just when you thought we couldn’t find something else to waste money on, among comes the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and their consultation exercise on MPs expenses.

They are asking for public input, although it’s highly unlikely that anything involving hempen rope and/or lamp-posts will make it much beyond the first draft. Anyway, should you wish to tell some Government appointed quangocrats the completely bleedin’ obvious – that MPS shouldn’t be paid for duck houses, mythical mortgages, bathplugs and blue movies then please fill in their form. Bonus points are given for not using any swear words, threats to kill and any references to troughs. These restrictions, though, may make it impossible to submit anything….you have been warned.