Hang on a mo.
Jackie Smith=Home Secretary=Official (freebie) guarded residence in the Victoria area+ house in constituency. Why stay in sister's gaff (oh really?) with freebie place in London and hubby at home playing spank the monkey and claiming for everything except the man size tissues?
Broon=PM (allegedly)=Official (freebie) guarded gaff in the Whitehall area+ house in constituency. Why then a second home and claims for groceries, cleaners and anything else that comes to mind?
The best of all, biscuit taker of the century, Jack Straw, Minister for "Justice" ripping the tits out of council tax claims over a 5 year period. Bit of a system going on there there then.
If the Old Bill/any other Civil Servant did a mileage claim for 20 miles over the top their feet would not touch, and their DNA would now be on the national database post charge.
And MPs?
As for the opposition, yes they will be also at it, some of them, but they don't get freebie houses and a 24 hour government car service and STILL claim for mileage and any number of houses you wish to make up.
All someone else's fault for not spotting it, not false accounting, deception or making a false instrument then? Someone sign all these claims form then? Would be good to see the originals wouldn't it?
Crack on The Telegraph, this is a paper trail as wide as the M25.