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So MP John Bercow has been elected Speaker of the House of Commons, and I wish him well and hope he will do his best to clean up the Parliamentary expense system that he himself has enjoyed in the past.
I don’t pretend to understand why many Tory MPs don’t like Speaker Bercow but, if he doesn’t represent the Old Guard, then that might be a good thing in my view. Change is what is needed not the preservation of the Gentlemen’s Club that existed before.
What did strike me watching some of the television coverage last night was how ungracious many of the Tory MPs were in not clapping when Speaker Bercow was escorted to his Chair. He was, after all, elected by a majority in a simple ballot and on this basis alone deserved to be congratulated.
But then I don’t understand much of what goes on in this Parliament!
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So MP John Bercow has been elected Speaker of the House of Commons, and I wish him well and hope he will do his best to clean up the Parliamentary expense system that he himself has enjoyed in the past.
I don’t pretend to understand why many Tory MPs don’t like Speaker Bercow but, if he doesn’t represent the Old Guard, then that might be a good thing in my view. Change is what is needed not the preservation of the Gentlemen’s Club that existed before.
What did strike me watching some of the television coverage last night was how ungracious many of the Tory MPs were in not clapping when Speaker Bercow was escorted to his Chair. He was, after all, elected by a majority in a simple ballot and on this basis alone deserved to be congratulated.
But then I don’t understand much of what goes on in this Parliament!
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