The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson may be wondering whether having his own blog is all worth the bother.
No sooner has he recovered from his slip last week (on his blog and on the Today programme) when he wrongly attributed a Hansard quote about nationalising Northern Rock to the chancellor of the exchequer, Alistair Darling, ..and now this.
Nick is the subject of an early day motion signed by 52 MP's (and counting) "deploring" his blog about House of Commons Speaker, Michael Martin, and MPs over the parliamentary expenses row.
But ever eager, Robinson has hit back, posting a response today to the EDM (set down by former Labour minister Peter Kilfoyle) and saying: "There is clearly a great deal of anger in the Commons about the reporting of questions about MPs and the Speaker's expenses.
"Perhaps I can tempt Mr Kilfoyle and, indeed, any other signatory of the motion to spell out in greater detail why. We'll publish them when we get them."
What's interesting - and potentially more provocative - about Robinson's posting is that he posits various "theories" about what lies behind the anger of Kilfoyle and the other MPs, including the suggestion that "MPs loathe the intrusion into their private lives that's resulted from increased transparency" from legislation such as the Freedom of Information Act.
He also suggests that MPs may resent being criticised by better-paid lobby journalists, or may feel that "individual criticisms on individuals are sapping confidence in parliament as a whole and, therefore, in democracy".
So whose side are you on? Should the BBC, as the EDM demands, publish details of Robinson's personal expenses and "back up his comments" or ignore the whole thing as a silly tiff?
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