. . . which looks disturbingly like a merkin. Guido Fawkes’s investigations into Labour MP Peter Hain’s undeclared campaign donations and quid pro quo with donors have led him to resign.  More interestingly, this leads Conservative MP Daniel Hannan to consider the pernicious effects of the proliferation of committees and other oversight institutions on Parliament: We are in a vicious circle: the more people despise their MPs, the more readily

Dr. Helen has the story.