Could Michael Portillo have won the 2001 Conservative leadership election? If he had, what effect would that have had on British politics to the present day?
He would have brought a bit more Gaity to Cabinet debates. He "came out" in 1999 wich scotched his chances of winning the Tory leadership.
Now he spends his time riding on trains, like Tom Driberg.
Nice spot of homophobia there.
He would have brought a bit more Gaity to Cabinet debates. He "came out" in 1999 wich scotched his chances of winning the Tory leadership.
Now he spends his time riding on trains, like Tom Driberg.
Portillo has one or two bi-curious experiences in uni and all of a sudden he's the equal of a hardcore sex addict/security risk?
How do you explain how his OTL youthful love life never stopped him from becoming SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE. (BTW, one of MP's very close friends in student politics was Alexander Downer, future Australian foreign minister. If Downer hadn't quite politics last year he might now be leader of the federal Opposition. There's never been any sort of whispering campaign against Downer, even if he was always mocked for his plummy accent.)
Yup, obviously Michael Portillo is nothing but Tom Driberg reborn.
There have been plenty of Homosexuals, Pederasts, Deviants, Transvestites etc. in all political parties
It's maybe a little more interesting to speculate upon the effect of Portillo retaining his seat in 1997 and then going onto win the subsequent leadership election.
Portillo is currently hosting a TV documentary series about train journeys. I am sure that you have [heard about] Driberg and his interest in railway journeys.
is mainstream society ready to accept an openly homosexual Prime Minister and a dishonest one at that?
I'm getting images of Portillo now and they are not nice. Thanks.Why don't you just admit you were saying Portillo trawls for rough trade.
that leader may find himself out on his ear come July 2001 anyway.