hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðə jˈʌŋ kənsˈɜːvətˌɪvz wˌaɪlst æt hˈʌmbɚsˌaɪd kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv hˈaɪɚɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, "bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ wɜː ðɪ ˈoʊnli pˈiːpəl ɚɹˈaʊnd hˌuː wɜːɹ ˈæntaɪsˈoʊʃəlˌɪst ɔːɹ æt lˈiːst ˈæntaɪsˈoʊviət".
He joined the Young Conservatives whilst at Humberside College of Higher Education, "because they were the only people around who were anti-Socialist or at least anti-Soviet".