Golden Goodbyes.

Mr Smith reads that "42 POLITICIANS who quit or lost their seats at this year's Holyrood elections have received more than £1.1 million in pay offs from the taxpayer. The "resettlement" grants, which had to be found from Scottish Parliament contingency funds, are intended to help ease former MSPs back into everyday life. "

Mr Smith thinks that sums up the problem with modern politics ... politicians having to be paid to "ease" themselves "back into everyday life." That might explain why so often they take such poor decisions, and then get a wodge of cash even if the voters vote them out of office.