Where will public anger with politicians over the expenses scandal lead? Will the result make us more, or less, like the rest of Europe? One thing looks certain: in the local and European parliament elections, most people who bother to vote will be registering a protest. And many of those will turn to the political periphery: Ukip, the Greens, the BNP and sundry other minor parties and independents. The main party leaders are now treading on each other's heads as they try desperately to climb out of the political swamp. But however earnestly they apologise, introduce hastily cobbled-together, internal disciplinary procedures and now rush out their proposals for radical institutional reform, it won't do them much good. A BBC-commissioned survey found that almost 50% of people believe at...