So our Home Secretary claims her big constituency home - the one she shares with her husband and kids - is her second home, and that she actually lives in London, in a room in her sister's pad. Despite this admirably cost-saving arrangement, she claims £24,000 a year in expenses. It's all - she insists - perfectly legal, and - of course - it is. Which is the point. It shouldn't be. And our public servants should be judged on what's ethical, not just legal. This - for your pleasure - from July 2008:

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