James is correct: that was a shambolic performance from the Speaker, hiding behind the skirt of parliamentary procedure to deny a debate that any parliamentarian in possession of even an average supply of common sense should have appreciated was in parliament’s best interests at a time of supreme public concern and, of course, scorn.
Alex Massie
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