David Allen Green has painted an inaccurate and flattering picture of the circumstances in which John Bercow shattered precedent this week.
MPs cheering on some temporary political advantage may come to rue the day the Commons gave up the concept of an impartial, respected champion.
As predicted, they have scarcely profited from the collapse of UKIP – and now Abolish the Assembly is mounting a challenge for the unionist vote.
Indeed, it would be best to pause Brexit altogether until the parties have worked out what they want – and put it to voters in a general election.
Also: possible breakthrough for devoscepticism as ‘Abolish the Assembly’ projected to win seats; and Scottish Tories embroiled in EU referendum row.
The Prime Minister is meeting EU leaders to seek the “legal and political assurances” on the backstop she promised MPs yesterday.
If you’d had to guess which of their MPs would rebel on the deal, Lamont and Ross wouldn’t have made the top six.
Does authority reside with Parliament or the People? And are MPs representatives or delegates? Both must be answered.
The Labour former Solicitor General argued that the Attorney General should warn the Government that it is engaged in “breaking the rules”.
And her enemies are divided: can the No Dealers and the People’s Voters combine to defeat her?
There has been a tendency to suppose that because Britain’s power has declined in relative terms they must have become totally useless.
Losing both them and the DUP will send a very strong signal to every Conservative MP about its implications for the Union.
Even opposition parties and Bercow’s traditional supporters were taken aback by his “ridiculous” ruling. It will have serious repercussions.