John Bercow Quotes

John Bercow — British Politician born on January 19, 1963,

John Simon Bercow is a British politician who has been the Speaker of the House of Commons since June 2009. Prior to his election to Speaker, he was a member of the Conservative Party. A former "hardline" right-winger who moderated his views after becoming an MP and at one time was rumoured to be likely to defect to the Labour Party, Bercow's election to the Speaker's Chair depended heavily on the backing of other parties, and was deeply unpopular with many of his former colleagues... (wikipedia)

Even youngish men can acquire wisdom as time goes by.

The prime minister's job is to captain his team, his party and his government.

For far too long the House of Commons has been run as little more than a private club by and for gentleman amateurs.

I'm not in the business of warning people.

I don't think that people are disinterested or uninterested in politics. I think very often they are disengaged from the formal political process. To some extent they are suspicious or even despairing of formal politics as a means to give expression and effect to what they want.

John Bercow Quotes

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