We didn't wait for the Lib-Dem Conservative government to come in and tell us to.

BBC: Does Scotland have too much to lose from independence?

So the Conservative members of the coalition won't rein in criticism of bonuses by Lib Dem ministers, notably Nick Clegg and Vince Cable, on the basis that the Lib Dems have to be thrown some kind of bone, given the self-harm they endured over student fees.

BBC: Slim chance of bank bonus deal

To reverse the vote, the Conservatives would have to rope in almost every non-Labour or Lib Dem MP, and I don't think the Scottish or Welsh nationalists, or many of the Northern Ireland parties are going to play ball.

BBC: More to come?