With the Commons authorities desperately struggling to keep MPs expenses out of the public eye, media commentators should be worried about only one thing - that they won't be as dynamite as they were hoping: Mr Cameron's aides disclosed that of the £21,359 he claimed in 2005-06 more than £21,200… read more…

Well, what a surprise. Wendy Alexander isn't going to be charged with anything at all: Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander will not be prosecuted over failing to register donations, the Crown Office has confirmed. The Holyrood watchdog referred her to the procurator fiscal for not recording gifts to her leadership… read more…

Time for the two opposition leaders to get slapped wrists from the Electoral Commission. Nick Clegg didn't declare 14 grand in cash donations in time (including some from, intriguingly, Ian Wright. Not that Ian Wright, surely?). And David Cameron, aka Caesar's wife, was late to declare a non-cash gift from… read more…

Don't worry, your data is safe. We've sorted it all out, and this story is not something you should remotely be concerned about: A confidential Home Office disk has been discovered inside a laptop by computer technicians, it was revealed last night. Police are investigating the find, which came after… read more…

So Wendy Alexander is in the clear over her constitution-shattering, world-ending contribution of 950 quid: Election watchdogs have cleared Wendy Alexander of wrongdoing after her Scottish Labour leadership campaign received an illegal donation. The Electoral Commission has decided not to make a report to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal… read more…

It's true! David Cameron is actually about to do something risky, as in something imaginative which could blow up in his face. Ben Brogan has the details: From the next financial year, which starts Apr 1, all Tory frontbenchers will have to publish a quarterly statement of account. I've seen… read more…

We've been sceptical, not to say irritated, by the whole farrago over expenses and funding, but we've got to tip our hat to the Mail (something we can't remember ever having done before). They've certainly been working hard to dig through the details of expenses and ask some difficult questions.… read more…

Michael Martin's convening of another committee to look into MPs' expenses isn't exactly what you could call a high-powered response to a major problem (at least, what the blogosphere says is a major problem): An inquiry by the Commons members estimates committee, chaired by Martin and including senior MPs from… read more…

In our continuing effort to document every funding scandal story as it breaks, we note the Telegraph's story that Labour MP Phil Hope has been drawn into the expenses row - for employing family members during the school holidays: Mr Hope last night admitted that both children have been paid… read more…

We've said it before, we'll say it again: this government doesn't know how to handle news releases and timing. Compared to the last lot, their instincts are all over the place. Take this morning's announcement by John Hutton of new investment in "scambuster" teams across Britain: John Hutton the Secretary… read more…