Wen<p>A fair comment about the weakness of the speaker of the House of Commons even from Matthew Paris. </p><p>Hoyle has claimed to ‘speak truth to power’. As his treatment of the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNP</span></a>, Diane <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Abbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abbott</span></a> and even Rosie <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Duffield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Duffield</span></a> (although I disagree vehemently with her views) Has shown he is merely a lickspittle who should be removed from his position. It would also represent a significant saving in spurious expenses.</p><p><a href="http://archive.today/2025.04.24-205105/https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/lindsay-hoyle-speaker-rosie-duffield-trans-rights-3qhth6hmq" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.today/2025.04.24-20510</span><span class="invisible">5/https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/lindsay-hoyle-speaker-rosie-duffield-trans-rights-3qhth6hmq</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Hoyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hoyle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UkPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UkPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Parliament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parliament</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abuse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manipulation</span></a></p>