Comments on Tory Bear - right-wing political gossip: Mrs Bercow has Become a Problem

I live in Asia, so fortunately am not exposed too ...

2010-01-26T08:32:11.286Z

I live in Asia, so fortunately am not exposed too frequently to this odious dwarf of a man.

What I will say though was I was staggered by his arrogance and basic lack of courtesy, even on his first day in office, in his interview with the journalist Bradby (Youtube it).

Second, photographs of him just make my skin crawl. What is wrong with him to do the repeated hideous gaping mouthed, wall-to-wall grin, photographs?

Does he have some kind of mental health problem?

She is progressing because she's a real MILF -...

2010-01-25T22:53:18.733Z

She is progressing because she's a real MILF - just like the gorgeous Sarah Palin.
I'd vote for both of them, together!

The Bercow's epitomise the out of touch politi...

2010-01-25T16:05:34.726Z

The Bercow's epitomise the out of touch political bubble dwellers. They don't care who they represent or what they need to say to get there, as long as they get to swan about doing buggerall and command a huge salary for it.

Fine when paid for as part of a private business, hell if my gaffer would give me £100K, 12 - 1 with an hours lunch and 52 weeks holiday a year - fantastic. But when it's paid for by the sweat of our brow she can sod off.

I don't know why you're worried about her,...

2010-01-25T15:32:45.687Z

I don't know why you're worried about her, TB. She never says anything worth listening as far as I can see. She's irrelevent.

It costs the taxcpayer no additional funds even if she DOES use her husbands internet connection so that's just silly.

I've got no time for either of the Bercows, particularly, but most politician's partners benefit from the political position of their spouse. I can't see it's a big deal.

Ignore her. It's easy to do.

a) Why does she know her husband as Big Ben? Is it...

2010-01-25T13:36:35.208Z

a) Why does she know her husband as Big Ben? Is it meant to be ironical, given that he's not called Ben and he's evidently not, well, you fill in the blanks.

b) Was she again making another attempt at irony by denying the charge that she uses her husband's position via the parliamentary internet service to advance her political career by saying she's got a mobile dongle?

Her twitter account, I believe is really wrong for...

2010-01-25T09:31:20.389Z

Her twitter account, I believe is really wrong for the following reasons:

1. She is the wife of the Speaker - to my mind she should not be entering the political arena at all.

2. If she does then she should keep the unfunny and stupid comments about the tories out of it.

3. As the sife of the Speaker she should show some decorum.

4. Is her account of what the Speaker is up to in his spare time not a security nightmare?

5. Location as 'under Big Ben' is hardly fitting for a position such as this - it smacks of being juvenile.

I think it is time that spouses / partners of people such as teh Speaker - people high up at the BBC should be politically impartial.

Unfortunately, all this does is make me think that as soon as the Tories are elected they should bin her husband as the Speaker - mind you then he will just end up in the Lords which would presumably suit them also.

these Politicians have learnt nothing.

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2010-01-25T09:07:35.089Z

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Clearly Sally & some others on here have yet t...

2010-01-25T02:32:05.150Z

Clearly Sally & some others on here have yet to learn about Caesars wife As the speakers wife she should now be above politics of any colour

I must admit to being rather bemused that the spou...

2010-01-25T01:44:16.193Z

I must admit to being rather bemused that the spouse of a Speaker is allowed to behave in this way.

I object to you calling this fine woman 'media...

2010-01-25T01:27:08.110Z

I object to you calling this fine woman 'media-whoring'. This is a distastful use of language. Why single out the media for your attentions. Mrs Bercow has been known to whore many others, not just the media.

Moreover her detailed descriptions of late night travels on the London Underground have probably done more to encourage public transport than any other Labour member or government initiative.

I have to ask Boris Johnson - when was the last time you created the headline 'BJ On The Underground'.

Indeed. The solution to the problem of the Bercows...

2010-01-24T22:27:34.161Z

Indeed. The solution to the problem of the Bercows is for the Conservative Party not to put up an official candidate in the Buckingham constituency. Local party members might be encouraged to canvass in neighbouring constituencies, if they wish to participate actively in the General Election.

This would give a clear run for Nigel Farage. It is about time that UKIP had a seat in the House of Commons, and any Conservative voter in Buckingham would do the Tories no harm at all by voting for him.

A proper Speaker could then be elected by the new House.

Have you logged the IP address that she uses?

2010-01-24T22:23:19.387Z

Have you logged the IP address that she uses?

Nigel Farage might sort this issue.

2010-01-24T21:38:57.869Z

Nigel Farage might sort this issue.

Soho Politico "in virtue of her husband'...

2010-01-24T20:12:50.386Z

Soho Politico

"in virtue of her husband's role, she ought to keep her mouth shut"

Er... Yes. It has nothing to do with sexism. Dennis Thatcher managed it, Cherie Blair did not.

"She made no attempt to deny she was abusing ...

2010-01-24T19:33:36.856Z

"She made no attempt to deny she was abusing her husbands position to further her political career."

Well, how on earth is she supposed to rebut your allegations, when you have not given a single concrete example of her abusing her husband's position at all? I'm sure that, if you explain exactly why you think SB is exploiting the Speakership for political gain, with examples in which her conduct was beyond the pale, she will respond. But, of course, you have made no attempt to do so in this post. Which rather leads one to suspect that your case consists entirely of innuendo and invective, and is devoid of anything by way of corroborating evidence.

It is true, of course, that nobody would care what SB thought, or report on it, if she were not the Speaker's wife. Yet, it hardly follows that she has exploited the Speaker's role, let alone that she has done so wrongfully. Nobody could reach that conclusion unless they were hellbent on writing the sort of fact-free hit-job in which you appear to excel.

Moreover, although you appear outwardly aghast at the suggestion that there are sexist undercurrents in this post, it is difficult to avoid that conclusion when the entirety of your case against SB consists of the claim that, in virtue of her husband's role, she ought to keep her mouth shut. Again, unless you can point to examples in which she has misused her husband's position to her own ends, you will rightly be called out for sexism. It is not enough to argue that she has sought to cultivate a media profile in her own right (or become a media whore, as you so charmingly put it). This deeply unprincipled bullshit represents the very worst of ToryBear.

There is only one course of action here TB - Speak...

2010-01-24T18:01:49.794Z

There is only one course of action here TB - Speaker Bercow must go, by whatever means possible.

He was always the wrong choice due to his wife's Socialist leanings, so his 'impatiality' was never a circle that could be acceptablty squared.

What is the record for the shortest term ever served by a Commons' Speaker - is there a minimum term that must be served before removal?...

WG

What puzzles me about the Bercows is the apparent ...

2010-01-24T18:00:57.952Z

What puzzles me about the Bercows is the apparent plasticity of their principles.

John Bercow says that he rejects the traditional uniform of the Speaker because he feels uncomfortable with it - presumably with the old fashioned, pompous elitism and grandeur of it. Yet Bercow is apparently supremely comfortable about living in the elitist grandeur of the Speaker's sublimely palatial, traditional residence.

He also does not appear to be uncomfortable about making ample use of his taxpayer funded expenses for costly refurbishment of his luxurious, rent free palatial apartment either. Why did Bercow not reject this, socially divisive and elitist, aspect of the tradition? Why, also, did Bercow not reject part of his substantial salary? Are Bercow's cherry picked, palatial tastes consistent with his everymen and anti-elitist approach to the uniform?

Similarly, how can Sally Bercow proclaim herself a 'socialist' - as opposed to a mere Labour supporter - while living in such sublime grandeur at the working taxpayers expense? Why isn't such capitalistic and elitist concentration of luxury and wealth in her hands too much for a principled socialist, like Sally, to bear?

I may, of course, be unfairly criticising the Bercows, for all I know they make up in the palatial splendour of their grand, gratis home every morning and sing:

# We gotta get outta
this p(a)lace #

A problem to whom? As far as I can see she's m...

2010-01-24T17:54:52.829Z

A problem to whom? As far as I can see she's mainly embarrassing to Labour and to Mr Bercow. I suppose there's an argument where she could bring the House into disrepute, but... she isn't in it. So long as that remains the case, she is not a problem for the nation or for the Conservative party.

The same argument that says that Sally Bercow can ...

2010-01-24T17:51:33.683Z

The same argument that says that Sally Bercow can be a prominent and gobby member of the Labour Party but not affect hubby's exercise of the powers of the Chair says that James Naughtie can be a hardcore socialist and not have that colour his on-air treatment of Conservative politicians.

Sally Bercow looks suspiciously like Emily No-Mate...

2010-01-24T16:53:03.832Z

Sally Bercow looks suspiciously like Emily No-Mates.
Has anyone seen them together?

I was wondering if she fancied going out for a dri...

2010-01-24T15:59:43.227Z

I was wondering if she fancied going out for a drink one night...

Lame. Rather than fretting about her broadband, te...

2010-01-24T15:18:37.799Z

Lame. Rather than fretting about her broadband, tell us where she used to eat on a Monday night. If it turns out that she had the bad taste to eat at Gino's while at Oxford, then her career is toast.

Damn, Guido got there before me. If there is suc...

2010-01-24T15:05:34.124Z

Damn, Guido got there before me.

If there is such a thing as natural justice the socialist cinderella will one day put on her taxpayer funded glass slippers and turn into a pumpkin.

Athiret, "What is it that a good Speaker shou...

2010-01-24T14:34:42.347Z

Athiret, "What is it that a good Speaker should doing to win your approval?"

Mmm, let me think... insisting that ministers announce new policies in the House first, as he promised? Would you like any more examples?

TB's broader point that Mrs Bercow is using her husband's name for her own political advantage still stands. The likes of Harriet Harman wouldn't be giving her the time of day let alone inviting her to join their online attack unit, unless they knew her involvement would annoy the Tories. She is being naive to let herself be used in this way.

She's not just undermining the Parliament she seeks to join, she's undermining her husband and his chances of keeping his job. She's putting unnecessary strain on her family and putting her own prospects before those of her children. She's being selfish and stupid and she'll end up hurting herself the most. Joyrex is right; they are another Draper couple in the making.

As TB rightly points out, presumably you supporter...

2010-01-24T13:39:24.364Z

As TB rightly points out, presumably you supporters would also be fine with this if she was campaigning for the Tories using a publicly funded palace, the elevated position of being the Speaker's wife and quite possibly a free publicly funded internet connection and computer? I very much doubt it. You would be on it like flies on shit. You would be screaming about abuse of position and Tory 'toffs' defrauding the tax payer.
What Mary Martin did was outrageous but you remained noticeably silent on that because her husband's position as chief Labour stooge suited the Labour party fine.
The bottom line is you are happy to see carefully balanced and nurtured Constitutional traditions subverted as long as it advances the interests of the Labour party, who as we all should know, have a divine right to power. The end simply justifies the means.
After 12 years of morally bankrupt political joyriding, they know no other form of behaviour.