Much as I love to pile on the Conservatives, he isn't really bragging that he swam in raw sewage or saying "it did me no harm", he's saying that it's not a new problem in the UK.

What I would criticise him on is that a) the dream of the ratchet of progress making things better and better for future generations isn't working, b) it's backsliding, c) it's backsliding under his government's governance.

Maybe i got carried away amongst comments by NPs like 'stop eating tomatoes, eat turnips' and 'if you cant afford a cheese sandwitch, dont have a cheese sandwitch"

(Haha, I did include the cheese sandwich in my comment, but edited it out to stay on topic and stay a bit less politically ranty on HN)