His guilty plea means motive will for ever be a mystery. It just proves that the world can look as hard as it likes at someone’s marriage and never know what’s going on, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The disgraced political figure spent more than £2,000 on designer salt and pepper shakers

Peter Murrell has been jailed for spending embezzled SNP funds on luxury homeware, games and gadgets including a £3,200 coffee machine, telescope and designer umbrellas