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12 June 2009updated 05 Oct 2023 8:50am

Still the mad parliament?

The 'magisterial' John Bercow, Betty Boothroyd's sharp tongue and why Venezuela has banned Coke Zero

By Paul Evans

Field day

The first identifiable speaker of the House, Peter de Montfort, presided over what became known as the “mad parliament”. He was slain in battle, a casualty of the violence that made order in 13th century England.

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