Bercow: first ex-lobbyist to become Speaker

Congratulations to John Bercow on his appointment as Speaker. Looking at his biography, he certainly looks like the type of person with the depth of experience to clean up British politics.

The only problem is that his biography isn’t as comprehensive as it should be. He makes no mention of his spell in 1996-7 as a Westminster lobbyist, and who was that Chief Secretary to the Treasury who John served as Special Adviser in the mid 1990’s? That, I believe, was a certain Jonathan Aitken.