ATTICUS says "Michael Martin, the Commons Speaker and MP for Glasgow North East, finds himself in hot water again. His wife, Mary, has claimed about £1,000 a year in taxi expenses while buying food for official functions. Only 12 MPs claimed more than her last year - and she's not even employed by Parliament. Maybe someone ought to introduce her to the concept of online supermarket shopping."
It's a long a way from the Gorbals. And for the record £1,000 is equivalent to the basic state pension paid for seven weeks to a couple living in Mr Martin's constituency. They wouldn't be taking taxis to buy food, they would be spending the money on the food itself. What is it about politicians and their spouses and taxis?
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