I do rather rejoice when people come up to talk to me about railways. — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
People are obviously very interested in travel, including travel in Britain. — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
In some of the estates, there are generations of people who have been without work, so the environment and the example passed… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
Some people are born to trains, and some have trains thrust upon them. Fortunately, I can be included in this latter category. — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
Few people have heard of John Hawkshaw, the engineer responsible for Brighton's sewers, but he also built the Severn Tunnel and parts… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
I don't think I've got a thick skin, but I've not felt particularly humiliated by the things which people think I would… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
'Bradshaw's' is a lovely device for the time-travelling television presenter. I just hope that people buying it aren't doing so with the… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
It's not as if I've ever been to prison or been close to going to prison. The closest I've got is knowing… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
The advantage of trains over planes is that there is much less hassle. You can get up from your seat and stroll… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
When you are being interviewed by Jeremy Paxman, you are the prisoner in the dock: assumed guilty unless proved innocent, under intense… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
One of the reasons that Thatcher promoted home ownership is that it promoted responsible citizens with a stake in society. But another… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
In any family, the joy of a wedding must be tinged with a little anxiety. So many marriages fail. Luckily, people often… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
We must have a welfare system that we can afford, which will mean giving greater attention to directing the welfare program toward its primary… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
You never quite know what you do in life that leaves a seed behind that grows into an oak tree. — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
If the Tories and Lib Dems fought together, they'd keep their ministerial offices and limousines, and continue to do the right things for the… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
Were we ever to find ourselves living under a totalitarian regime, place no faith in the mercy of your fellow citizens. — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
America, to me, is this enormous contrast between the heady idealism of founding fathers such as Thomas Jefferson, who said, 'All men are created… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people of my generation have a certain guilt that, from the Sixties onwards, we started taking package holidays abroad… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
Television brings with it two dangerous hazards: the worship of celebrity and the blurring of reality and fantasy. — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
People have said to me, 'Oh, you are much nicer making documentaries than you were in politics.' So I should be. If you are… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
'Bradshaw's' is a lovely device for the time-travelling television presenter. I just hope that people buying it aren't doing so with the intention of… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
King Edward VIII was forced to abdicate because he was determined to marry a divorced woman. As a result of that decision, the Queen's… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
Three letters send a chill down the spine of the enemy: SAS. Those letters spell out one clear message. Don't mess with Britain! — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
