Following my posting last week, I have waded in once again to defend the Daily Telegraph's payment to obtain details of MPs' expenses. It's the subject of my London Evening Standard column today.
I note that the Telegraph is claiming a huge sales uplift due to its exclusive, justifying its financial outlay.
Aside from pointing to the virtues of chequebook journalism, my Standard column also pays tribute to Heather Brooke, the freelance journalist who did so much through her campaigning for freedom of information to force MPs to put their expenses in the public domain.
Her work should not be forgotten as we turn the pages of the Telegraph and wonder at the morality of our honourable members.
