Some Painful Truths For Labour

Writing in the Guardian, Jackie Ashley - whose views I am somewhat at variance with normally - has made some interesting observations in her latest article.

Discussing the shortly to be publicly released claims of MPs expenses, she writes:

".....here's a prediction from a senior cabinet minister: by July we could see a stream of byelections, as MPs who have been humiliated by details of their expense claims are forced to quit."

"But according to plugged-in government sources, some are "awful, just worse than you can imagine" and likely to destroy careers.Voters are going to be furious at some of the wheezes used. I am told that many of the 1997 intake of MPs have been particularly brazen."

"If I'm right, and some MPs are forced out this year, then we may see damaging byelections following what will surely be bad local and European elections for Labour. Even those who stay on will face a higher than usual toll of unseated MPs when the general election comes."

Bring it on!