A Different Type of Scandal

In the UK we have Donorgate, in Australia they have something slightly different:

"A row over politicians' behaviour has been reignited in Australia after it was revealed that a senator was handcuffed to a pole in a Russian strip club while wearing nothing but his underpants. Nigel Scullion had spent the evening drinking with a group of Icelandic whalers and Canadian fishermen in St Petersburg."

Unlike in this country, the politician in question is available for comment:

"It was a terrific night. If you ever get an offer to go drinking with Icelandic whalers and Canadian crab fishermen, take them up on it. Two important lessons out of life from that: don't let anyone handcuff you to a post and make sure you always wear clean underwear."

Difficult to envisage a similar scandal involving David Miliband, although he would probably rise in my estimation if he was. Just as long as the footage didn’t end up on YouTube.