The Speaker of the House of Commons to step down

[Louis VI the Fat]

Makes one wonder how the British public will react? Will they chop off some heads (the French way) or elect a brute to do the chopping for them (the German way)?

In the background of all of this, I hear the constant drumroll of forces affirming that democracy is a shambles and that there is an alternative, that we deserve better.

I think the reaction will be that the electorate will show Westminster real good by electing some useless plonkers to the European parliament next month. That'll show 'em real good and all that.


Of course, that won't be the end of it. The difference in reaction between this scandal and previous ones in recent years, shows that the old adage about British democracy still holds true: You can take away a Britons pride and freedom. But you can't touch his money.