I thought he was a bloody good Speaker. Frankly, if he's got up the noses of the MP's, and especially if he got up party leader's noses, which he did (both) often enough, he was doing something right.

It's the BBC thing - if you are trying to be impartial (which is the Speaker's job, which the BBC is supposed to be (and in my experience, generally is)), then anyone who IS partial sees you as being On The Other Side. And, in the modern media world, declares so loudly & a shit storm ensues.

I hope the next Speaker is as firm with them, and as generally good natured & humoured, as Bercow was. I think that's a fair assessment / tribute to the rather thankless job he's done.