It's not for the chair to create a majority that doesn't exist. John Bercow More Quotes by John Bercow More Quotes From John Bercow Fairness is not about statistical equality. John Bercow fairness-and-equalityfairness For far too long the House of Commons has been run as little more than a private club by and for gentleman amateurs. John Bercow houserunninglong A legislature cannot be effective while suffering from public scorn. John Bercow scornlegislaturesuffering It's a cowardly form of politics to use my spouse to beat me. John Bercow beatsformuse I pride myself on being courteous to people, and trying to fashion good relations. John Bercow fashionpridepeople The Conservatives must realise that being sceptical is different from being phobic in what is an interdependent world. John Bercow realisingdifferentworld If someone is being very cheeky, it can be quite fun to deal with that situation. John Bercow cheekysituationfun I've never been much given to little social cliques. John Bercow cliquesociallittles I think the record shows that as Speaker, I have taken the lead in cleaning up politics. John Bercow recordstakenthinking 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. John Bercow parliamenthousepeople 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. John Bercow speakershousechildren I don't want to crawl over the entrails of past disputes. John Bercow disputeswantpast When I first started out in politics I was, what you might describe as, a hard right Conservative. John Bercow conservativemightfirsts There are people who are just very, very sniffy and snobby and have always sort of looked down their noses at me. John Bercow snobbynosespeople There's no point in worrying about things you can't influence. John Bercow no-pointinfluenceworry One consistent thing in an otherwise inconsistent career is that I've always been passionate about parliament. John Bercow parliamentpassionatecareers Lying to a committee is a very grave abuse, and there ought to be a clear punishment. John Bercow punishmentabuselying Even youngish men can acquire wisdom as time goes by. John Bercow time-goes-byacquiremen If you asked me if I'd rather be Speaker or a very senior minister, I'd say Speaker. John Bercow ministersseniorifs I'm supremely uninterested as to what is written in many of the newspapers. John Bercow uninterestedwrittennewspapers
