/Overrated-Underrated The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en /overrated-march-2017-oliver-wiseman-john-bercow <p><b>Author:</b>Oliver Wiseman</p><br />John Bercow (© VESA MOILANEN/AFP/GettyImages)<br /><br /><br />The line between civilisation and savagery is thin. Policing that boundary in the House of Commons — where MPs’ boisterousness makes it especially fine — is the Speaker. It is an inherently contentious job. Chairing charged debates in the unforgiving Commons chamber and ruling on procedural questions whose arcana often belie their political significance, will inevitably generate bad blood. <br /><p><a href="/overrated-march-2017-oliver-wiseman-john-bercow"><span>read more</span></a></p> /overrated-march-2017-oliver-wiseman-john-bercow#comments Overrated John Bercow UK Politics Westminster Mon, 20 Feb 2017 14:50:56 +0000 Oliver Wiseman 6748 at http://standpointmag.co.uk