Ridiculous claims for Kit-Kat and horse manure grab the headlines, but the real cause for disgust for most ordinary people is the whole concept of the second homes allowance.  Many of us are all too familiar with the Inland Revenue test of wholly and exclusively for the purpose of work.  The second homes allowance fails this test.  A second home is there for use when you don't need it for work, not to mention the fact that it remains as a personal asset.  MP's should be subject to the same rules as the rest of us.  If they need accommodation and subsistence for the days they work, they should have this paid for them.  But no more than that.

Of course the real answer to the problem would be to have a proper look at what institutions are needed in the modern world from the local neighbourhood to the EU.  We may discover that Westminster is surplus to requirements altogether.