[Wynonie Harris]

I see Gordon's off to a great start already. After making promises about "open government" and restoring trust in parliament yesterday, he has refused to block a squalid little move by MPs to wriggle out of the freedom of information laws. They say they want to prevent the confidentiality of letters from their constituents, but handily, they will also be able to keep their expenses secret. Very convenient indeed, and it went through with no objection from either the Labour or Tory front benches.

Looks like Gordon's just as fond of empty rhetoric as his predecessor...and as for the MPs who voted it through, hypocrites, the lot of 'em.

Let's hope the House of Lords throws it out!