The Speaker relents

When the High Court turned down the Michael Martin-led attempt to block the disclosure of MPs expenses, the worry was that the Speaker would launch an appeal.  Well – by way of an update – Martin & Co. last night decided not to fight the original ruling.  The Speaker’s comported himself so badly throughout all of this, that this latest move’s a welcome surprise.  And now we can expect to see full expense details for 14 MPs – including Cameron and Brown – on Friday, with details for all MPs following in October.  I wonder whether any are dreading the day.