On a day that has seen increasing speculation on whether the expenses reforms recommended by Sir Christopher Kelly’s review will be watered down, Roy Greenslade has flagged up this campaign by the by the Luton and Dunstable Express. It hopes to force the immediate resignation of local MP Margaret Moran due to her involvement in the expenses scandal.

The splash of red that features in the campaign logo is in sync with the public anger generated by Moran’s claim for £22,500 to deal with dry rot in her second home — the public want blood, or at the very least public humiliation and immediate removal from office.

Linking this example to the broader context, the public appetite for dramatic and immediate change, which the Express has latched onto here, will not be satisfied by watered down reforms. Discontent is already likely to stem from the fact that reform is to be phased in gradually over a number of years.

A spokesperson for Gordon Brown said today that the PM’s "overriding objective is to see the end of an old, discredited system". If showing justice to have been visibly done is really the objective, then reform must be tough and swift, as the ‘Get Moran Out Now’ campaigners are demanding.