The Scotsman is reporting that Nigel Griffiths is not standing for re-election.  The disgraced MP is one of Brown’s most obsequious sycophants, always relied on to ridiculous public displays of loyalty to Gordon whenever crisis comes, as it so often does.

As well as playing sex games in his office (on camera) he claimed £3,605 for a plasma screen television.  In 2002 the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner ruled that he was wrong to claim £40,000 to rent a property  in Edinburgh that he owned.  He has now developed an interest in low carbon issues and is getting into that racket taking a job with an NGO.  Plenty of opportunities for more expense fiddling there.  He was almost certain to lose his seat…