Even far can go too far!

Posted 19 Jan 2011 by Walaa Idris

Speaker Bercow

A couple of day ago, on the Telegraph, Sally Bercow (Mrs Speaker) said there is a Whispering Campaign against her husband. Today we hear Mr Speaker gave his explicit opinion to a constituent on the Hunting Ban (the Speakership is an apolitical post) he also openly attacked the Prime Minster’s plans to reduce the number of MPs and questioned his pledge to cut the cost of politics!

And let’s not forget his earlier incidents with the Chief Whip and other MPs.

Whichever way we try to spin it – something is very dysfunctional about the relationship with the current speaker and many in the house. It most definitely unedifying and it can not continue to go on this way. Something needs to change, especially when the antics inside Chambers gets more prominent coverage than the business of the house – besides it’s no longer funny – just embarrassing!

Change is hard and it takes some longer than others to accept and get used to it, but it is a two Way Street with lots of compromises in the middle from both sides.

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