Hello I'm Krestey Young and this is a podcast from the Desert Island Discs archive.

For rights reasons, we've had to shorten the music.

The program was originally broadcast in 1992,

and the presenter was Sue Lolly. My cast away this week is a politician, the son of a Dorset schoolmaster, he read law at

Cambridge and in 1972 was duly called to the bar. In 79 he entered the House of Commons

and became the first of that election's intake to achieve government office.

But Mrs Thatcher didn't seem to take to him and his promotional path after that earned him the nickname the Krab because he made so many sideways moves.

However when John Major became Prime Minister he finally entered the cabinet.

Politics he says are important but not paramount that's probably just well. In his present job he has to take an

interest in a multitude of other things from the arts, broadcasting and sport to the

soon-to-be-formed national lottery. He is the Secretary of State for National Heritage David

Miller. So your passion for politics is not limitless David. Are you one of those

rare members of government who doesn't particularly want to be Prime Minister.

I never have and I'm delighted that John Major is Prime Minister.

I was one of those who worked hard to get him there and he's there with my blessing and long may he rain.

But you wouldn't mind one of the three big offices, I mean foreign secretary, home secretary or

chancellor would you?

You wouldn't say no.

It's always very difficult to talk about these things because people never believe you.

They always assume that you're just saying something that isn't actually true.

But you know, I have never in my life ever focused on a particular job.

I enjoy politics. I think politics is important. I think it's important that good people go into

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