Actually I respected him for changing his mind about stornaway, as he realized the leader of the oposition needs protection and it was cheaper to provide the safety service by living in that residence as opposed to living in an ordinary appartment.
I am not a conservative, by any means but I did have a grudging respect for Preston, something I do not have for this new Prime Minister, who won't be around for very long.
Looking back I guess we really must ask ourselves, where did all he good leaders go, we had some good people in the past. Personally I think when Nixon was unmasked for the last time, we lost our respect for public officials and the level of trust has never been restored.
If we truly listened and searched for good leadership skills instead of looking for a political saviour, we would actuall elect some people with the countries interests at heart