One of the papers in a preview last week said 'The rehabilitation of Michael Portillo continues'. I suspect that Portillo's espousal of Thatcherite Toryism had something to do with his relationship with his father, who fought against Franco. Personally, I don't think it's nauseating - I just think it's sad that he wasn't doing this before he entered politics and found out what was really happening rather than having seen everything through blue tinted spectacles.