Speak no evil

By far the biggest breaking news story this week has to be that of the Speaker Michael Martin's resignation from the house of commons. This is a somewhat difficult topic to cover as most people don't really know what the Speaker is for and many may have switched off already. Just so we are all up to speed lets just have a little recap on what it is he dose...

It is essentially quite simple; the Speaker's role in parliament is to keep order in the house of commons (sort of like the head master in a school) This can range from the trivial (like making sure the MPs don't get too irate in debates) to the more important stuff - like making sure MPs don't horrifically misuse public money on extravagant chandeliers, houses they don't live in or (racking up its second mention this month) tampons for men... some of you may have noticed an EPIC fail in there...

What has he been doing for the last eight years! i can't believe there were people actually surprised he resigned. I mean don't get me wrong here - its not all his fault, its the MPs who actually abused the monies but he was the one telling them it was OK - to go ahead because no one will ever know - wink wink, nudge nudge, gentle tap on arse - now get off and order your self another duck island you wee fucker. 

the real annoyance though is that people actually say he was a GOOD Speaker! good at what? he isn't even that good at actually speaking! feebly crying "Order...o..order" with that weak and whiney Glasgow accent (not that i have anything against the Glasgow accent just weak and whiney ones) and then there is all this harping on about his "humble" roots as a sheet metal worker, well good for him - i can rest a lot easier knowing he has got a career to go back too.

When all is said and done i think its clear what side i come down on in the pro vs. anti Speaker debate. Personally i would like to see more heads role but i will take Michael Martins biblical public lynching as a good start. more please...