I am a great fan of Matthew Parris. His support for "mediocre" Speaker Martin (as he describes him) does therefore surprise me.
Part of the defence is that he is not as bad as some past Speakers. But, MP admits, he is not as good as any of the last three ("St George, St Jack and St Betty"). Thus he has to go quite far back to find a worse Speaker.
The truth is that Martin has been an appalling Speaker.
But that does not matter to MP. It is none of our business. It is a matter entirely for the private club of MPs.
That is, it is a matter to be decided solely by those who are dependent on the Speaker's grace and favour.
Shame on you Matthew.
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