You turn if you want to, the Gurkha's not for turning!

Another day, another Telegraph exclusive. Parliament is wading through another scandal, with more frivolous claims on a MP's expenses account being revealed (to be fair I did not know that duck houses even existed before today), but the Government and opposition claimed a very public victory for the status quo of the current system.

The Gurkha's rightful victory today, against a post colonial relic of a law, has been championed by most as a perfect example of how the Westminster system can quickly react to public demand and opinion. Even quicker if you have a celebrity and national treasure campaigning in your corner.

The Gurkhas have fought many opponents in their illustrious history, many more vicious and many more tactically astute, but none more stubborn than the British Government.

Unexpectedly the opposition, rather than viscerally claiming a U-turn or another stolen policy, decided to support the Government's decision, claiming 'it was not a day for political point score'. Surprising since a few weeks ago the Conservatives would have been in hysterics if Gordon Brown had changed his mind about how many sugars he takes in his tea.

There appears to be a Blitz mentality surrounding Westminster recently, unholy alliances being formed in the most British of ways, as the Government churn out policy initiatives one after the other in a naive attempt to control the headlines.

So while the expenses bombs keep dropping all MPs will cower in their Anderson shelters, hugging each other close until normal service is resumed.