Liberal Vision

Despotic Wives

Strange goings in on the world of politicians and their wives, prompted by two of Westminster’s more outspoken members.

First up there’s woman-of-the-moment Nadine Dorries, who is a tad unhappy about the new Speaker.

Fair enough, some might say, but the reasons for discontent (outlined on her re-born blog) are rather notable:

“the Speaker’s wife, should he have one, plays a very important role” she explains. Yes, of course it does. Very important role. “We have all seen how often Speaker Martin’s wife has been named in the press over the years.”

Have we?

But now for the hammer-blow: “John Bercow’s wife is reported to be a socialist. ”

No! A socialist! I mean, bluntly, I don’t like them either, but as Nadine asks rhetorically - “Does this matter?”

“I think it does” she says! “A great deal”.

Crickey! But why, pray tell? Why? Ah I see, it’s because:

“The position has been held by socialists twice already.”

Well why the bloody deuce didn’t you say?! Twice, forsooth! Twice have the Speaker’s wives been socialists! Be’Jesus we really do live in a Soviet State these days.

Yet Mrs Bercow isn’t the only devious Socialist Wife to wreak havoc on our constitution, for Claire Short has elsewhere claimed that military-invasion-fan Tony Blair only joined Labour because of Cherie. He “would have become a Tory” otherwise, she claimed in the Sunday Mercury.

Responding to the claims on the BBC, Cherie said:

“Oh rubbish”.

Right ho.