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I’m old enough to remember watching Michael Portillo lose his seat.

Tory ‘big beasts’ who could disappear from Westminster – visualised

Tory ‘big beasts’ who could disappear from Westminster – visualisedwww.theguardian.com The MPs standing down and those at risk of losing their seats mean the parliamentary Conservative party could look very different after the election

I still remember a column by Maeve Binchy after that election:

You’ve now got me worried that the pollies concerned will attempt to carve out a television career, following in Portillo’s footsteps.

Half my life ago…