Mark Porter: Pet hate is lettuce

Biography

Mark Porter, chair of the BMA council, hopes that his public pronouncements on policy issues won’t put anyone to sleep. In his professional role as consultant anaesthetist at University Hospital Coventry, however, that’s exactly what he does—although the patient is often awake and waiting to deliver her baby under an epidural. He’s cautious, not showy, and in tune with the views of BMA activists who attend the annual representative meeting. Least likely to say: “Let’s privatise the lot.” Most likely to say: “The NHS isn’t safe in this government’s hands.” And that applies to whichever government is in power.