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For any copyright, please send me a message. John Bercow said that "democracy has come in for a pounding" and called for "personal courtesy" as he delivered the Alternative Christmas Message on Channel 4. The former Speaker of the House of Commons previously faced accusations of being a bully while holding the role. But his message from a children’s state secondary school sparked criticism online as people ripped into Mr Bercow. One said: “That was weird. I was watching Tiger Who Came To Tea, getting all Christmas-y and then John Bercow popped his head in my living room and made me feel a bit s*****.” Another said: “Never thought John Bercow would be delivering a Christmas message.” A third said: “I’m watching some weird thing with John Bercow on channel 4. I don’t know what’s happening. Merry Christmas.” Another added: “Why’s John bercow on my TV what a t***. Good riddance you biased t***.” He said: “I passionately support parliamentary democracy. For all the criticism and abuse lobbed at MPs, I'm still a cheerleader for them." He called for the nation to "take inspiration from young people" and "try to re-establish civility of discourse". "It would be good for Parliament, for democracy and for our own mental health," he said. "This Christmas, I urge that political difference, personal courtesy should become our guiding lights in 2020, in the Commons, in our workplaces and in our homes." Mr Bercow took the Speaker's chair in June 2009, promising to serve "no more than nine years in total". He abandoned that commitment ahead of the 2017 snap election, but allegations of bullying by former members of his staff, which he denied, led to fresh calls for him to quit. Mr Bercow, who frequently had to raise his voice in his former role, says "democracy shouldn't be about decibel levels". An "opinion is no more valid because it is expressed more loudly, repeatedly or abusively", he said. Trending He added: "There are people who cannot entertain the idea that anyone can honourably hold an opinion which differs from their own." Members of the UK Youth Parliament "respected one another and behaved better than many political campaigners two, three and four times their age", he said. Mr Bercow, who has been replaced as Speaker by Sir Lindsay Hoyle, also raises concerns that social media can "amplify hatred, racism, misogyny and abuse".
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