He followed parliamentary rules. End of.Not surprised. He always assisted Labour when Speaker and his wife was a vocal supporter
Problem is that description of the Conservative party is seen as a good thing by many!‘the Conservatives under Boris Johnson were "reactionary, populist, nationalistic and sometimes even xenophobic’
Trammo running scared already, I see
Wa to a peerage, so hopes he’ll get one with labour. Interesting that in his Oxford days he was a member of the Monday Club, ultra right wing. Pathetic little man.
He was hell bent on trying to stop Brexit. Broke every rule, was probably the worst speaker ever. Lone voice is not something that should ever be attributed to a speaker.I remember he used to get pelters because his wife was a Labour Party member, maybe he has finally toed the line!
He will be forever hated by the Tories for daring to stand up for the rights of Parliament in the face of a Government hell bent on doing what it wanted outside the democratic process. He may or may not have been an unpleasant character, but he was the lone powerful voice stopping rule by decree.
I’m prone to the odd bit of sarcasm. I’ll stop chortling.......eventually.That’ll be a vote winner
He didn't break any rules, he enforced them, as proven in court.He was hell bent on trying to stop Brexit. Broke every rule, was probably the worst speaker ever. Lone voice is not something that should ever be attributed to a speaker.
A left wing court. The new speaker puts him to shame.He didn't break any rules, he enforced them, as proven in court.
Parliamentary democracy is so inconvenient, isn't it?
I guess you characterise anyone who disagrees with you as Left Wing? The Supreme Court, with all their privileged backgrounds, left wing ??A left wing court. The new speaker puts him to shame.
I should have used the term Liberal, not left wing.I guess you characterise anyone who disagrees with you as Left Wing? The Supreme Court, with all their privileged backgrounds, left wing ??
The new speaker, a top bloke, has not yet had to stand up to the Government trying to bypass parliament. Let's see how he does when it happens. And it will happen. The current Government sees parliamentary Scrutiny as something to be ignored or reviled.
Have you got a source for that quip, ketchup?Rat boards sinking ship.
Arrogant, yes. Snobbish, yes. But, he did a lot to give Parliament a voice against a Government that tried to overrule it.He was hell bent on trying to stop Brexit. Broke every rule, was probably the worst speaker ever. Lone voice is not something that should ever be attributed to a speaker.