Originally posted by Old Greg
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The speaker is primarily there to ensure that debates are even-handed, that all points of view are allowed to speak and that the rules of the House (as encoded in Erskine May) are followed. They are not and never have been an arbiter, merely a referee, they choose who is to speak but absolutely must not show bias to any given party (in the wider sense of the word) or point of view.
Bercow has dismally failed to meet that role, most notably by allowing Parliament to run the business of the House. That is not their job.
HTH.
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