Like the British public when told of the inflated expense claims of their members of parliament, the voters of Spain can be forgiven for harbouring cynical thoughts about their politicians.
For more than four months, they have been bombarded with sordid details about the alleged corruption of dozens of businessmen, politicians and local officials brought to light by a judicial investigation known as Operation Gürtel (the name comes from the German translation of the family name of Francisco Correa, the suspected ringleader).
