And just think he went on to become PM!
(insert name of PM your particular views are best summed up by that term).
Tbh I'm not sure that's a word I have ever used in front of my mother.
Well, to be honest, I think we had forgotten she was present, as she was listening and eating, - it was lunch if I recall rightly - and - at home, - we were always talking about politics. We all shared an absolute fascination with the topic.
It is my passion (as is history) and - probably influenced by me - both brothers ended up becoming absorbed and fascinated equally by sports (yes, that is normal, and I don't really share it) and politics.
Mind you, and this is not just a matter of gender, but it is a word that I would not think to use about the current PM.