The bloke who sold the Telegraph all the MPs' allowance details has emerged from the shadows. He is, he says, a crusader against corruption. He's also a supporter of the Conservative Party, ex-SAS, and he runs a security firm (how secure?). Obviously a very confused fellow, though not disadvantaged in the money-grubbing department.
It turns out that the Telegraph was not his first port of call with the stolen goods; he'd been hawking them around the press and other media.
So why is everybody being coy about how much he trousered for initiating "Trousergate"? He must have had an asking price, there must have been some some dickering. Let's hope Private Eye can come up with a figure if everyone else insists on keeping shtum.