A truly historic hotel bill

£391,783 for St Andrews, says the NIO.

I know everything costs, but should the taxpayer really be buying £7,506.13 worth of food for journalists? And how the heck do you spend 85 grand on just travelling to the event?

The St Andrews conference was necessary, sure, but these guys really vamped it up. I can hear it now. More greens, Gerry? And Ian, how's yer duck à l'orange, big mon?