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".
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".