Tradition demands that a newly-elected Speaker of the House of Commons is “dragged” unwillingly to the chair because it is such a thankless position.
In olden days, the Speaker would have to communicate the wishes of the British House of Commons to kings and queens who if they didn’t like what they heard still had the power to have heads chopped off.
The tools of the Speaker, therefore, are tact and diplomacy. And when they fail, more tact and more diplomacy.
