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@Oliver Schick
I sort of agree on reasonable and intelligent--I think he's the only Tory politician of any stature (honorable mention to Sayeeda Warsi) and the reason why he didn't end up leading the party was because of his views on Europe. I don't know his views in detail, either, but over the years I seem to remember him articulating a fair few unpalatable positions, e.g. I'm pretty sure it was him who introduced the internal market in the NHS. A friend of mine was working as a nurse at the time and said it was an utter disaster and a prelude to full privatisation. That sort of thing. I also once met a bloke in a pub who claimed that he knew him and the reason why he hadn't become Tory leader yet was because he drank too much. /csb #mayhavebeenfakenewsgossip