tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509959543151548263.post2506987955061510690..comments2024-01-23T05:18:56.246+00:00Comments on Witterings From Witney: Just Who The Hell Does Bercow Think He Is?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509959543151548263.post-90324127011870172622009-12-14T00:52:22.779+00:002009-12-14T00:52:22.779+00:00Except that the part of the United Kingdom that in...Except that the part of the United Kingdom that in the 1920s decided they wanted a modern constitution (Ireland) chose precisely Bercow's solution.<br /><br />Something I've never got is why Bercow is so terrible as speaker anyway. In terms of what he says on expenses he seems to capture the public mood - MP have behaved terribly and the system must change. I can understand that this pisses off Dorries and the Mail, since the narrative is supposed to be that he is just a Labour stooge, but his reforms seem to be working.<br /><br />Opponents of Bercow need to point to the obvious alternative; George Young, for all his strengths and experience, was never a serious option - he was beaten by Martin last time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com