In other words: speaking truth to power.

On Monday, the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, suggested the government’s attempt to avoid a vote on the issue of the European arrest warrant – and therefore sidestep a backbench rebellion – would be regarded by the public as contemptuous.

In an extraordinary attack on the government, he said:

“I think I have given a fairly clear indication that this has been a sorry saga. And the house should not be put in this position. Most of us think that a commitment made is a commitment that should be honoured, and we should try to operate according to sensible standards, rather than try to slip things through via some sort of artifice.”

“It may be the sort of thing that some people think is very clever, but people outside of the house expect straightforward dealing. And they are frankly contemptuous, and I use the word advisedly, contemptuous of what is not straight dealing. Let’s try to learn from this experience and do better.”

http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/nov/11/labour-force-vote-european-arrest-warrant