“The House Of Commons has never been a tea-party. It consists of strong-minded, often very idealistic people, who are trying to accomplish something for our country. We are inheritors of an adversarial system and that, in itself, fosters conflict.” PeopleTryingCountryHouseStrongPartyConflictAccomplishOur CountryTeaTea PartyIdealisticHouse Of CommonsStrong Minded Book:The House of Commons at Work Source: The House of Commons at Work
“The office of Speaker is almost as ancient as Parliament itself. It emerged in the Middle Ages when the Commons - the ordinary people - of England needed a spokesman in their dealings with the King, someone who would voice their grievances and present their petitions. This was by no means a safe or easy thing to do at that time, and potential spokesman generally had to be pressured into accepting the responsibility.” PeopleMeanAgeEasyVoiceResponsibilityAcceptingMiddleKingsNeededSafeOfficeOrdinaryEnglandAncientThings To DoSpeakersParliamentOrdinary PeopleMiddle AgesGrievancePetitionsDealingsEasy ThingsPressured Book:The House of Commons at Work Source: The House of Commons at Work
“If the institutions of parliamentary democracy are worth preserving, the duty to explain them to the people they are meant to serve becomes vitally important.” PeopleIfsImportantDemocracyDutyInstitutionsParliamentaryParliamentary Democracy Author:John Allen Fraser