Showing posts with label John Reid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Reid. Show all posts

Sunday, 24 May 2009

Smiling assassin on the John

One of my favourite MP expenses claims revealed last week was former Home Sec John Reid's £30 claim for a black, glittery toilet seat.

This must be among the most inexplicable of all claims. The man known for having the smile - and style - of an assassin, who at the Home Office positioned himself somewhere to the right of Genghis Khan, who proudly wears the scars of Glasgow Labour politics, submitting a receipt for an item that would not have been out of place on Elton John's wedding list.