Greene

“Incorporated cities, in my opinion, just have more resources. ... I certainly think that hurt us,” Greene said.

Framed as a confession by the child of a Frenchman and a Vietnamese woman, the narrator is a double agent with an unforgettable voice recalling Graham Greene and Vladimir Nabokov.

Greene, who defected to the Liberal Democrats on Friday, claimed he was not alone in feeling the Conservatives' shift to tackle the threat posed by Reform had alienated certain members.

Cole-Hamilton described him as an "effective communicator" and said Greene had "such symmetry with our outlook and our values as a party".

But I doubt Greene or her like-minded colleagues have spent much, or any time, watching PBS or listening to NPR, beyond the minimum needed to fuel their outrage.