Michael Martin, the world's least loved Bubo Scandiacus (Snowy Owl totem), is to stand down as Speaker - soon.

Hopefully, "soon" means "tomorrow" rather than "in nine months' time" like it did with the last high-profile casualty of parliamentary politics (anyone remember Tony Blair) but this old owl will not be missed from the Parliament he has presided over and misguided through this whole affair

However, MPs should not feel that this satiates the public - I will read for it now and post later but it's not going to appease too many people who see those who have taken the money round on the person who let them do so. We as voters have a real historic chance to send a message to the people who have stolen from us, and those MPs who are blameless should now press for further scalps to make sure Parliament's reputation is genuinely restored and those who are guilty do not feel this is the only thing the public will accept.