Who is running this country?

Jane Perhaps *maryhoffman" has read this article www.itv.com/news/2019-08-09/the-truth-about-dominic-cummings-writes-robert-peston/

The problem is that Bercow is simply not impartial. He has publicly stated that he is a remainer. Sir Edward Leigh said of Bercow, ‘.....he is perceived by large parts of the nation not to be impartial. And.........it was a mistake to overturn precedent and Standing Order 24 and allow Parliament.........to take over the Government. It upsets the whole governance of the nation, it’s basically made us ungovernable.’

Shailesh Vara said, ‘.........the Speaker Bercow has at times behaved like a verbal playground bully in the way that he treats his colleagues...........and has tarnished the role of Speaker with his biasedness.....he insults them, he demeans them........he loses all authority to lecture MPs as to how they should behave when his own behaviour is in this is in question.........the way he behaved was undignified.’

Ah thank you Elegran.

That’s because they are annoyed at being made to toe the line and not flout the rules.

I think he is brilliant

I know you do Whitewave and I’ve absolutely no problem with you having your own opinion. Obviously you will realise that I don’t think he’s a good Speaker, primarily because he’s not impartial at this point in time, but I didn’t like him before any of this because I think he’s always been an exceptionally arrogant Speaker. And also the stories (if true, though it was widely reported) about his extremely expensive tastes when he was having his (owned by Government) apartment refitted when he first moved in. None the less I will concede that all MPs seem to suddenly become very profligate in their tastes when we, the public, are paying.

I set out to find the answer to your question Jane as I'd read somewhere that he is to have surgery which he postponed. Could it be that they wanted it all done before he left?

However I found an article in the New Statesman which answers the OP's question 'Who is running the country?' It's a long but enlightening read and it highlights his links with different politicians including some Ministers and also insight into Cumming's family links.

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2019/09/dominic-cummings-machiavel-downing-street

It seems to me that Cummings is running the country.

Thank you Ginny. A long read but I think Olive got the picture!!

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