This week’s big news is the parliamentary watchdog criticising our Lib Dem MP Norman Baker for breaching spending rules.

Earlier this year Baker put out a newsletter paid for with money that MPs can use to tell people about their activities. But Baker used the newsletter to promote the work of the Liberal Democrats, which is not allowed under the rules.

Thankfully the committee in Parliament that keeps tabs on MPs’ behaviour has now criticised Baker for wrongly using public money to promote his own party.

Baker is always keen to jump on the bandwagon when other MPs breach the rules so it seems hypocritical that he himself is breaking those same rules.

As our country enters a phenomenally difficult economic phase our government is intent on playing petty politics with the police. Our Home Secretary has had an almost unanimous vote of no confidence in her and there are calls for her to resign by the police. How can the Home Secretary function without the support of the police?

At a time when our police officers are under more demands than ever, terrorism, excessive alcohol induced violence in our town centres every evening and dealing with more violent crime on a daily basis. Our officers are subject to a pathetic onslaught from this government when the Scottish government has paid it in full.

The police deserve our support and their pay is never enough for the hard work and real sacrifices they make. My grandather was a policeman in Brighton and the police do a fantastic job protecting us.

With the economic clouds looming over our country some economists are prediciting 4 million unemployed and a 40 per cent drop in house prices. Let us hope these predictions are wrong.

But if the attempts of the various central banks to shore up confidence and liquidity in our markets fails, where will the liquidity come from? The cost of loans will increase, we will all be paying a heavy price for the losses from very exuberant lending over the last 10 years.

It sends a chill through us as we begin the holiday season. Let us hope that any economic turmoil will be short lived. This government’s actions in relation to Northern Rock have still not been accounted for. There may be a heavy price to pay for us all in the future.

Some good news is needed! How about the fact that my daughter is singing at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday. She is only 6. Kylie had better watch out!!