Mirror Mirror on the Wall, who is the smuggest of them all…..

The ego has well and truly landed.  John Bercow is settling into his role as Mr Speaker…how’s he doing?

Bercow has made much of his new style Speakership.  Bringing democracy back to the House and acting as a strong check on the Executive.

He has made bold statements.  Government Ministers will NO LONGER brief the media before making a statement to the House.  Boy that has been listened to.  As we know Ministers continue DAILYbriefing the media before Parliament.  We could read about Alastair Darling’s reforms to the banking system in the morning papers over breakfast before he stood up and made a statement to the House in the Afternoon.  What did Bercow do?  What has he done?  Nothing.  Talk is cheap.

Today he halted the flow of PMQ’s, (where for once more detailed information was traded on a difficult subject), to patronise both David Cameron and Gordon Brown, telling them to ask briefer questions and give briefer answers.  It was totally unnecessary.  If he is concerned about the way PMQ’s is going he calls them both to his office and expresses his concerns.  He does not tell our leaders off like naughty schoolchildren.  Again, it smacks of Bercow trying to look more self important and playing to his huge ego.

Added to this is his ridiculous disregrad for history and tradition.  He wants to end the Speakers Procession.  He has traded in the honourable robes and traditional attire of The Speaker to his Armani Suit and Primark Tie.  Britain is a nation of traditions…Bercow should pay heed to tradition.  But to no avail for the ’squirt in a shirt’!

Speaker Bercow, enjoy your time in the Chair.  If you carry on this way, you will….yes will, be replaced as Speaker in the next Parliament.  Conservative MP’s are already talking openly in the bars and restaurants of the House…….take heed!