RecessMonkey (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
John Bercow is today suffering a mauling on Conservativehome after calling for an extension of sex education to combat the levels of pregnancy and infectious disease amongst British teenagers. This rather puts me in mind of a story I heard recently about the MP Nadine Dorries, who accidentally left behind in her room her Ladyshave after [...]
ConservativeHome's ToryDiary (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Two Conservative MPs, John Bercow and Robert Key, have joined with Labour and Liberal Democrats MPs in calling for "appropriate sex and relationship education in every primary and secondary school by putting personal, social and health education on a statutory...
Unenlightened Commentary. (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
John Bercow, a man so stupid that he hasn't realised that he is in the wrong party, has come up with a proposal, described here by Simon Chapman at Centre Right: But his proposed amendment to the HFE Bill is even worse than it was described. It proposes to make it an offence to advertise information about alternatives to abortion (as well as abortion) if the presentation of that information is "likely...
ConservativeHome's ToryDiary (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
You may remember that in September John Bercow and Patrick Mercer had agreed to advise the government on learning difficulties in children, and security issues respectively. Mercer discontinued his role after a month but Bercow has published an extensive report...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
Thousands of children with untreated speech problems are at risk of ending up unemployed, experiencing mental health problems and involved in crime, a government review has concluded.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
John Bercow, the Conservative MP reviewing services for children with speech problems has warned that youngsters with communications difficulties face a "postcode lottery".
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
Tory MP John Bercow's review calls on schools to monitor speech development from the start
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
The government has announced £52m to tackle the language problems of young children in response to a report by the Tory MP John Bercow, published today
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
Tory MP John Bercow's review calls on schools to monitor speech development from the start
Gavin's Gaily Gigest (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
According to Sam Coates of The Times, one Tory MP has adopted Alan Duncan’s phrase to refer to some of the Conservative Party’s more foaming-mouth members and their reaction to the Equalities Bill: Of the seven Tory backbenchers in the chamber, two were in favour - Paul Goodman and John Bercow and five - Philip Davies, [...]
The UK Daily Pundit (Free subscription) | 13/06/2008
The Tory big guns are deserting Cameron. But who's next? If you're thinking John Bercow, forget it. He's more of a pea shooter than a big gun. Oliver Letwin, however, is a different matter altogether.
whitley bay (Free subscription) | 20/05/2008
Diane Abbott Bob Ainsworth Danny Alexander Douglas Alexander Graham Allen David Anderson Hilary Armstrong Peter Atkinson Ian Austin John Austin Adrian Bailey Tony Baldry Ed Balls Gordon Banks Celia Barlow John Baron Kevin Barron Hugh Bayley Margaret Beckett Anne Begg Henry Bellingham John Bercow Paul Beresford Roger Berry Clive Betts Liz Blackman Hazel Blears David Blunkett Crispin Blunt Tim Boswell...
The Cornerstone Group (Free subscription) | 14/05/2008
“Antediluvian” That's how John Bercow, the Conservative Member for Buckingham described members, (inc me) who wants to reform the abortion law. He also used words such as prejudiced. Antediluvian isn't a word you hear much on the housing estates across Britain, so I had to ask what it meant. Before a flood apparently. So, I’m an antediluvian, as is [...]
h.hoffman's blog (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Wednesday, 7 May 2008 Labour's listening problem continues http://tonysharp.blogspot.com/2008/05/labours-listening-problem-continue... Just days after Gordon Brown (he of the 'new politics' - whose party recruited John Bercow and Patrick Mercer to help the government, yet is considering disciplinary action against Kate Hoey for helping the new Mayor of London) pledged to listen to the public, the...
ConservativeHome's ToryDiary (Free subscription) | 02/03/2008
"What a pleasure it is to see you in the Chair, Mr. Speaker, and to know that we have as our Speaker somebody who is simply not prepared to be pushed around, either by snobs or by bullies." Those were...
