Back in 1992, Betty Boothroyd becames the first woman to be elected Speaker of the House of Commons in its 700-year history.
It was (and remains) quite an achievement for a local Yorkshire lass from Dewsbury.
I had the pleasure of hearing her address the Slovak Parliament in September 1996 when I was lecturing at Comenius University.
If I remember correctly, the gist of what she was saying was that government and opposition recognise each other's rights, the government's to govern and the opposition's to oppose.
The quote of her's that I remember was, "Governments must have their way. But, oppositions must have their say".
Happy anniversary Betty.
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