Phil Gallie reminds me of Alick Buchanan-Smith, another Tory, who died in the early 1990s. Despite the cringeworthy distrust of anything to do with the word 'Tory' he was well respected in our local area (Kincardine and Deeside) due to the fact that his main interest was the welfare of the people he represented. He had managed to gain the trust of people who voted for other parties. Sadly, these types of politicians are (pardon the pun) a dying breed replaced by self-serving party lackeys.