Bercow resigning as Speaker

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anonymous-user

55 months

Thursday 6th February 2020
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Greenie said:
Bercow on the man accusing him of bullying:

"What we have got here is somebody who left the House, who is thrashing about, desperate to remain relevant, popping up at every turn, trying to make himself seem very important, very centre-stage, very at the heart of things in the way that I went about my work."

Oh the irony.
Surely that’s the bullied man speaking about Bercow?

Greenie

1,830 posts

242 months

Thursday 6th February 2020
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REALIST123 said:
Greenie said:
Bercow on the man accusing him of bullying:

"What we have got here is somebody who left the House, who is thrashing about, desperate to remain relevant, popping up at every turn, trying to make himself seem very important, very centre-stage, very at the heart of things in the way that I went about my work."

Oh the irony.
Surely that’s the bullied man speaking about Bercow?
No, they really are Bercow’s comments.

FiF

44,138 posts

252 months

Thursday 6th February 2020
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gooner1 said:
I've just been informed on another media site that " Anyone who criticises Bercow is a facist "
biggrin
Is that due to his frequent appearance in the punch in the face thread?

Blackpuddin

16,557 posts

206 months

Thursday 6th February 2020
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Now it turns out that Bercow has named ex-staff in his well-named autobiography Unspeakable, without their permission. With any luck they will be able to take legal action against him. For someone as clever as he thinks he is, he really is remarkably stupid.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51402674

kev1974

4,029 posts

130 months

Thursday 6th February 2020
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techguyone

3,137 posts

143 months

Thursday 6th February 2020
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Blackpuddin said:
Now it turns out that Bercow has named ex-staff in his well-named autobiography Unspeakable, without their permission. With any luck they will be able to take legal action against him. For someone as clever as he thinks he is, he really is remarkably stupid.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51402674
It all helps to make his chance of going to the Lords ever less likely.

Ridgemont

6,592 posts

132 months

Thursday 6th February 2020
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techguyone said:
Blackpuddin said:
Now it turns out that Bercow has named ex-staff in his well-named autobiography Unspeakable, without their permission. With any luck they will be able to take legal action against him. For someone as clever as he thinks he is, he really is remarkably stupid.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51402674
It all helps to make his chance of going to the Lords ever less likely.
He’s been given a jolly stern talking by a spokesman for The Commons, for publicly naming HoC staff in his memoire.
It is “unacceptable to publicly name current or former staff without their prior knowledge or authority, especially for the purpose of financial gain or commercial success.”

Go on John... ignore all the naysayers... you know best..

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/02/06/jo...

TPSA7514

741 posts

58 months

Thursday 6th February 2020
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Have you noticed how it's death by a thousand cuts ?
The drip, drip of allegations

williamp

19,265 posts

274 months

Thursday 6th February 2020
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Gosh yes. Its delicious, isnt it..

TPSA7514

741 posts

58 months

Thursday 6th February 2020
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williamp said:
Gosh yes. Its delicious, isnt it..
In ye olden days you might think there may be some good revelations to be made in the Sunday papers

TriumphStag3.0V8

3,863 posts

82 months

Friday 7th February 2020
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He really is an odious little twerp. I'd he ever gets into the HoL it will be a disgrace.

New speaker of the house showing how someone with a bit of class should do the role. What a breath of fresh air. Nice to have an adult in the role.


Thorodin

2,459 posts

134 months

Friday 7th February 2020
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The worst thing? His absolute absence of blame for anything whatsoever no matter what anybody else says. Oh, and glaring little man syndrome. If Speakers were provided with a personalised chair to fit them he would be well served with doll's house kit.

McGee_22

6,727 posts

180 months

Sunday 9th February 2020
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Now he's saying conspiracy...

The sooner he gets forgotten about the better.

Wombat3

12,195 posts

207 months

Sunday 9th February 2020
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McGee_22 said:
Now he's saying conspiracy...

The sooner he gets forgotten about the better.
He's getting really quite upset about it isn't he?

Poor lamb hehe

elanfan

5,520 posts

228 months

Sunday 9th February 2020
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I wish someone would point him to this thread.

TPSA7514

741 posts

58 months

Monday 10th February 2020
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The unintentional hilarity of Dawn Butler defending him is really something.
This self entitled everyones equal if you are on a preferred shortlist/ leave my boy alone you racist b******s politician is what stupid is all about. She makes David Lammy and Burgoyne look like political intellectuals.

Bercow is a complete shower of st. A self entitled tt of the lowest order

FiF

44,138 posts

252 months

Monday 10th February 2020
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Conservative conspiracy? I might suggest that if Boris were questioned about it, and answered "Yes, frankly we are minded to keep the little squirt out of the upper chamber come hell or high water." the public would happily respond with cheers of "Boris! Boris! Boris! bounce"

zygalski

7,759 posts

146 months

Monday 10th February 2020
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Is he odious? Is that how we should be describing him?
I need clarification.

powerstroke

10,283 posts

161 months

Monday 10th February 2020
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zygalski said:
Is he odious? Is that how we should be describing him?
I need clarification.
Does a bear st in the woods ?
I need clarification ...

psi310398

9,130 posts

204 months

Monday 10th February 2020
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powerstroke said:
Does a bear st in the woods ?
I need clarification ...
I hope you are not comparing him in any way to bear st which is, after all, the honest, if slightly malodorous, product of hard working and blameless bears.

I need clarification.