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You've clearly forgotten his part in the faked photos and the claim about how quickly you can walk from the station to Sheepcote Valley ?

And yet it was OK for the Jubilee ? Baker is using the stereotype football supporter argument that we all had to combat to get Withdean and then Falmer.

I struggle to list anything he achieved as Transport Secretary and now as a Home Office minister he wants to prevent pubs being open for the England games during the World Cup. He's an enemy of football !

Agreed - on the odd occassion I've seen Michael Heseltine and Dennis Healey speak after leaving the party machine they have been both engaging and interesting even if I don't necessarily agree with what they said. Charles Kennedy is another politician who speaks a lot of sense since leaving the...

I can't remember the name of the documentary but she was very humbled when she spent a week ( ? ) with a family on the breadline. I suspect her views changed after that. I'm not defending her but I struggle to accept that she is the worst MP that there ever was.

Well done - given the current shower of shit at the head of the Labour Party your faith may be very misplaced.

Like Portillo, I think Widdiecombe was better once she left politics. A very sharp minded woman with a decent sense of humour. Probably undervalued when she was in office.

Agreed - he is a danger but given he's defeated Ken Livingstone, who despite his love of newts was a fairly decent mayor, I think many Tories hold him as the key to true election success. Regardless of your politics, he does at least brighten up an otherwise bland set of current politicians.

I suspect that would put the Tories in opposition for years - my gut feeling is that if Cameron loses in 2015 then many in the party might turn to Boris.

Gove probably wins it but surely an honourable mention for Norman Baker ?