You're obviously a fan of his and I'm not knocking you for that, but I can't stand the bloke. He was actually born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, so he didn't actually flee anywhere.
He was always a vein bastard, ex Harrow school and Peterhouse Cambridge University... but his biggest "crime" for me was his huge support for the poll tax, immensely unpopular with working class people, but very popular with the well off, and in general the adoration of Thatcher & Norman Tebbit. Eurosceptic as well.
I like trains and train journeys so I wish they'd got someone else to do these.
His lime green jackets and orange pants together with posh upper class accent makes me feel slightly nauseous..