Do as you would be done by.

Can't help feeling that there's more than a whiff of hypocrisy in the press and public's somewhat hysterical reaction to the current revelations about MPs expenses. As a fairly minor civil servant I had little scope for claiming expenses, but I certainly made sure that where I could claim, I did. My view was that my employer (the Government) was paying me the minimum they thought they could get away with for my services, and so I was determined to claim every penny to which I was entitled. I would imagine most of you take the same view. The parliamentary system may be flawed and wide open to being taken advantage of, but isn't this a case of - let he who is without sin cast the first stone?