Not that I've got a vote...but I'm backing Ann Widdecombe for Speaker. Not that I've got anything against the other candidates. Alan Beith, for example, represents me and is a brilliant constituency MP - a real-dealer. But Widdy's point about connecting with the public is what won old Yella over. The politically half-dead zombies that make up most of the electorate of this great nation need some touchstone which will help them reconnect with their Democracy. And Widdy - uniquely among the candidates - could be that touchstone. I also like the fact that she's standing down at the next election. She's enough of a maverick to have wielded the appropriate axes in any event. But given that this is an opportunity (a) for her to create a better political legacy than that "something of the night" shite and (b) for her to kick some fat Parliamentary butt without fear of reprisal, I think she's the perfect candidate.
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