01 February, 2010

Speaker dropping traditions

Nadine Dorries isn't a big fan of the current Commons Speaker, understandably so in my opinion. In this blog post she outlines a Commons tradition that she has chosen not to maintain and that the Speaker isn't too happy about it.

John Bercow has decided to drop a host of traditions that he clearly doesn't like in the name of modernisation, does he have the right to demand others maintain the traditions that he does like?

4 comments:

Mike Power said...

Dorries seems to be forgetting something rather important. The Speaker is the chief officer and highest authority of the House of Commons. Dorries, on the other hand, is a nobody.

Why she thinks she has a right to challenge the Speaker on an equal footing is completely beyond me. She is clearly delusional.

Jimmy said...

What traditions does Dorries want to keep - fiddling expenses or the speaker's underwear?

Dorries' defence of tradition only highlights another tradition that should probably be dropped in the 21st century. What a waste of police resources!

But the speaker was elected by MPs to maintain and adapt traditions, Dorries was not. That is why he has the right to expect others maintain the traditions that he does like.

Anonymous said...

I am so glad that Dorries is not my MP. We need serious people focused on serious issues in parliament. She is clearly not one of these.

Mark Santos

Anonymous said...

I am glad that John Bercow is not my MP. We need serious people focused on serious issues in Parliament. He is clearly not one of these.

And his wife is taking the mick.