I've never said anything about going in July of this year, i do feel that now is a time in which momentous events are taking place and there are great issues to be resolved and in those circumstances, it doesn't seem to me sensible to vacate the chair.

John Bercow

Categorized in : World

Fairness is not about statistical equality. by John Bercow

Fairness is not about statistical equality.

fairness-and-equality fairness

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

house running long

A legislature cannot be effective while suffering from public sco... by John Bercow

A legislature cannot be effective while suffering from public scorn.

scorn legislature suffering

It's a cowardly form of politics to use my spouse to beat me. by John Bercow

It's a cowardly form of politics to use my spouse to beat me.

I pride myself on being courteous to people, and trying to fashio... by John Bercow

I pride myself on being courteous to people, and trying to fashion good relations.

fashion pride people

The Conservatives must realise that being sceptical is different from being phobic in what is an interdependent world.

realising different world

If someone is being very cheeky, it can be quite fun to deal with... by John Bercow

If someone is being very cheeky, it can be quite fun to deal with that situation.

cheeky situation fun

I've never been much given to little social cliques. by John Bercow

I've never been much given to little social cliques.

clique social littles

I think the record shows that as Speaker, I have taken the lead i... by John Bercow

I think the record shows that as Speaker, I have taken the lead in cleaning up politics.

records taken thinking

I am seeking every day to restore faith in Parliament - to ensure we have a House of Commons which is representative, effective and reconnected to the people we serve.

parliament house people

I never aspired to be Speaker simply so I could say, 'I am the Speaker of the House of Commons,' and tell my children that.

speakers house children

I don't want to crawl over the entrails of past disputes. by John Bercow

I don't want to crawl over the entrails of past disputes.

disputes want past

When I first started out in politics I was, what you might descri... by John Bercow

When I first started out in politics I was, what you might describe as, a hard right Conservative.

conservative might firsts

There are people who are just very, very sniffy and snobby and have always sort of looked down their noses at me.

snobby noses people

There's no point in worrying about things you can't influence. by John Bercow

There's no point in worrying about things you can't influence.

no-point influence worry

One consistent thing in an otherwise inconsistent career is that I've always been passionate about parliament.

parliament passionate careers

Lying to a committee is a very grave abuse, and there ought to be... by John Bercow

Lying to a committee is a very grave abuse, and there ought to be a clear punishment.

punishment abuse lying

Even youngish men can acquire wisdom as time goes by. by John Bercow

Even youngish men can acquire wisdom as time goes by.

time-goes-by acquire men

If you asked me if I'd rather be Speaker or a very senior ministe... by John Bercow

If you asked me if I'd rather be Speaker or a very senior minister, I'd say Speaker.

ministers senior ifs

I'm supremely uninterested as to what is written in many of the n... by John Bercow

I'm supremely uninterested as to what is written in many of the newspapers.

uninterested written newspapers