Would a person who grew up under a communist regime and a recent Reform voter see eye to eye on immigration, Brexit and assisted dying?
Occupation Design director at a healthcare company
Voting record Campaigned for the Lib Dems, but is not eligible to vote in UK general elections
Amuse bouche Ilyan was nine when communism fell in his native Bulgaria. It was a gruesome time of rationing and hyperinflation, but it was also full of opportunity. He built Bulgaria’s first website, and its first advertising agency, in his early 20s
Voting record Conservative and, recently, Reform. If Reform professionalise, for example by getting a shadow foreign secretary, he will consider voting for them again
Amuse bouche Daniel was president of his university Conservative association and lived with a communist as an undergrad. They spent all the time they were meant to be studying arguing about grammar schools
Daniel He was a lovely guy, very amicable. He’d cycled in.
Ilyan I was pleasantly surprised to see such an inquisitive young person.
Daniel I had the cod brandade ravioli with smoked eel, then we both had the guinea fowl. Dessert was a chocolate bombe with honeycomb mousse and ice-cream on top. It was all delicious.
Ilyan I had a fascinating thing with a crispy egg. The place was fantastic.
