One of the big unknowns leading up to the general election is whether the MPs' expenses scandal is still fresh in many voters' minds.
According to one leading blogger, the answer is an unequivocal yes.
Mike Smithson - editor of politcalbetting.com - told the Politics Show in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire the scandal will have an "enormous impact" in specific seats.
His comments will be heartening to the smaller parties and large band of independent candidates who are hoping to cash in on the woes of the Westminster establishment.
Interestingly, most bookies expect the turnout to increase at the forthcoming general election.
This may indicate that while many people are fed up with politicians, they haven't totally lost faith with the political process when it comes to hiring and firing our elected representatives.
Take three first time voters, a teacher, an unemployed managing director, a former docker, a retired nurse and what have you got?
Answer = BBC Look North's 'People's Panel'.
Over the course of the general election campaign, viewers will become familiar with these undecided voters in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire's key swing seats.
These are the Labour-held constituencies the Conservatives need to win to form the next government - including Brigg and Goole, Cleethorpes and Lincoln.
The first clue as to where our panel put their crosses could come after Alistair Darling's Budget.
Watch this space...
Now here's an interesting piece of trivia...
Which part of Europe has the highest concentration of caravans?
Could it be the Cote D'Azur? Or the Costa Brava perhaps?
Well, it's Lincolnshire.
Yes, the Lincolnshire coast has more caravans per square mile than anywhere else on the continent.
According to a recent report by Lincolnshire County Council and the Environment Agency there are around 40,000 caravans and mobile homes between the Humber and the Wash.
Many are permanent residents and this is causing a real headache for local authorities, because the majority of caravan owners don't pay council tax yet still use local services, which puts an extra burden on those who do have to cough up.
East Lindsey District Council is trying to encourage residents who use a caravan as their main home to be included in next year's census.
That will enable council chiefs to ask for more money from central government on the basis of having a larger population.
So could we see Alistair Darling announcing a new "caravan tax" in next week's budget?
Unlikely, but any future occupant of 11 Downing Street will have to look at ways of plugging this coastal funding gap.
I'm Tim Iredale, the BBC's Political Editor in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and presenter of the regional Politics Show. This is strictly a "no-spin" zone where the political viewpoint is more Humber Bridge than Westminster Bridge. Your comments and observations are more than welcome. 
