If you asked me if I'd rather be Speaker or a very senior minister, I'd say Speaker.
I pride myself on being courteous to people, and trying to fashion good relations.
The prime minister's job is to captain his team, his party and his government.
A legislature cannot be effective while suffering from public scorn.
There's no point in worrying about things you can't influence.
When I first started out in politics I was, what you might describe as, a hard right Conservative.