They're born Grit or Tory, as the case may be, and they live Grit or Tory, and they die Grit or Tory; and what they're going to do in heaven, where there's probably no politics, is more than I can fathom.

This Marshall Elliott was born a Grit.

I'm a Grit myself in moderation, but there's no moderation about Marshall.

Fifteen years ago there was a specially bitter general election.

Marshall fought for his party tooth and nail.