Some evidence that John Bercow is the man for the job...

...is that Simon Heffer hates him.

Now admittedly, that doesn't narrow down the choice of Speaker very much, since Simon Heffer hates a great many people, including hundreds of MPs. But the Heff is like an inverse political weathervane: when he's advocating one course of action, if you do the precise opposite you'll normally be all right. He's a very useful guide to what NOT to think.

Currently blog posts are being done at about 6am on a daily basis in the brief period between waking up and getting on with work - a lot on my plate at the moment. But better to have a brief post daily than nothing at all, I guess (I'm sure Royal Mail advocates exactly the same principle - a brief post, every day.)