possibly John Smith and yet you just don’t know, do you? [ my wife helped resuscitate his after his first attack, sadly he was stricken a second time.. ] In the same vein, Robin Cook (!)
Alistair Darling quite possibly.
I think it speaks volumes that I’d quite possibly be able to name a government cabinet from the 1980s, but not now..
not sure about Charles Kennedy; Menzies Campbell. Paddy Ashdown almost certainly.
I suppose it’s the thing about balancing the representing the views of your electorate, while at the same time taking tough decisions for their future benefit.
trouble is, who’d actually /be/ a politician? It’s that old Billy Connolly gag about barring anyone that would want to stand.