Men eftersom han altid fremhæver det, nærer jeg stadig håb, for helt uden tilbøjelighed for EU og Parlamentet kan han ikke være, når han så gerne - efter sin egen opfattelse - vil have været medlem af Parlamentet længere end de andre.
His constant insistence on this does, however, give me hope that he cannot be that lacking in affection for the European Union and for this House if he so readily asserts that he - as he understands it - has been in this House for longer than anyone else.