Speak out

Most of the Prime Minister's appointments have been astute, and several of them inspired. But the most brilliant of all, if he is willing to accept, would be the appointment of Dennis Skinner as Speaker. A dedicated and erudite Parliamentarian, a powerful voice and a man of absolute integrity who commands universal respect: who better to restore the reputation of the House, to tutor the vast new intake and oversee the constitutional revolution?

VIVIAN LINACRE

Marshall Place

Perth