Michael Portillo Life: A Game of Two Halves

In just 10 years in politics, Michael Portillo rose to be a favoured leader of his party and touted as a possible future PM. Such a track record suggests to many a privileged lifestyle, with little or no understanding or care for the ordinary citizen. But since leaving the House almost a decade ago, Michael has endeared himself to many with his obvious respect for solid workmanship and creative energy, as found in our great Victorian Railways, and the daily toil of the working man, as well as the underprivileged (Michael becomes a Single Mum) and the troubled (Death of a School Friend).

A historian at heart, listen to his extraordinary story and then feel free to question him about it.