| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" 11:20 - May 9 with 6718 views | Keno |
although it should really be after Nick Clegg who is the second best Prime Ministers we never had.
Just started reading this and I just wondered who y'all think would have made a good PM but never got the chance |  |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 11:22 - May 9 with 3017 views | footers |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 11:24 - May 9 with 3014 views | STYG |
Corbyn. I won't be convinced otherwise.
For me the Tories hated him as well as the bad apples in Labour, who were partly on the gravy train that Corbyn would have stopped.
Albeit I didn't follow the controversies over anti-Semitism that closely to know whether there was any merit in them or whether the media were doing exactly what they are doing with Starmer now and curry-gate.
What I do know is that 40 years ago as a nobody, Corbyn was still speaking out for the under-privileged and championing a fairer society.
I don't think he'd have had all the answers, but I think he genuinely would have tried his best to get back to a minimum, basic standard of living and wellbeing for all, that should, in a country as well off as ours, be the bare minimum.
He'd have also properly taxed all these thieving, robbing, Tory corporations. |  | | |
| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 11:28 - May 9 with 2991 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
Jeremy Corbyn of course - alas he unfortunately had to run against the universally loved Theresa May, and astoundingly competent Boris Johnson. | | | |
| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 11:31 - May 9 with 2965 views | Keno |
actually he is a really good shout | |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 11:33 - May 9 with 2951 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
Father Dougal McGuire. |  |
| We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub. |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 11:37 - May 9 with 2935 views | mutters |
For those who were around in my lifetime i completely concur |  |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 11:50 - May 9 with 2890 views | Lord_Lucan |
Red - Alan Johnson **
Blue - Michael Portillo
Orange - Paddy Pantsdown
** John Smith was good but possibly a bit like a dead singer who is remembered as slightly better than they were |  |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 11:57 - May 9 with 2860 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
Ken Clarke |  |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 11:57 - May 9 with 2841 views | blueasfook |
If he hadnt passed away suddenly, I am sure he would have been PM - and a great PM at that. Instead, we got B. Liar |  |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:22 - May 9 with 2806 views | Ryorry |
Absolute tragedy not only for him & his family, but also for the UK, that he died before he got the chance. We wouldn't have been in anything like the mess we are now if he'd lived on. |  |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:22 - May 9 with 2805 views | SouperJim |
David Miliband |  |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:23 - May 9 with 2797 views | BlueBadger |
| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 11:28 - May 9 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
Jeremy Corbyn of course - alas he unfortunately had to run against the universally loved Theresa May, and astoundingly competent Boris Johnson. |
Nice of you to turn this into a ten pager for Keno. |  |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:25 - May 9 with 2792 views | Ewan_Oozami |
| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:23 - May 9 by BlueBadger |
Nice of you to turn this into a ten pager for Keno. |
He hasn't had one for a while - actually neither have I come to that - time to start a controversial thread I think |  |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:28 - May 9 with 2779 views | Illinoisblue |
Mick McCarthy. |  |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:29 - May 9 with 2771 views | tractordownsouth |
He never had a chance because he was in a minor party but I think Paddy Ashdown would have made a good PM. |  |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:30 - May 9 with 2768 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:25 - May 9 by Ewan_Oozami |
He hasn't had one for a while - actually neither have I come to that - time to start a controversial thread I think |
“time to start a controversial thread I think”
Please don’t, it’s painful enough seeing Blueas’ teenage edgelord attempts! | | | |
| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:34 - May 9 with 2757 views | BlueBadger |
| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 11:24 - May 9 by STYG |
Corbyn. I won't be convinced otherwise.
For me the Tories hated him as well as the bad apples in Labour, who were partly on the gravy train that Corbyn would have stopped.
Albeit I didn't follow the controversies over anti-Semitism that closely to know whether there was any merit in them or whether the media were doing exactly what they are doing with Starmer now and curry-gate.
What I do know is that 40 years ago as a nobody, Corbyn was still speaking out for the under-privileged and championing a fairer society.
I don't think he'd have had all the answers, but I think he genuinely would have tried his best to get back to a minimum, basic standard of living and wellbeing for all, that should, in a country as well off as ours, be the bare minimum.
He'd have also properly taxed all these thieving, robbing, Tory corporations. |
We've already seen with Boris Johnson that indecisive pro-brexit racists with dodgy mates, a fondness for money from iffy regimes, a willingness to go soft on Russia and a chequered reputation for competence don't make good PMs. [Post edited 9 May 2022 14:53]
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:47 - May 9 with 2704 views | Darth_Koont |
| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:34 - May 9 by BlueBadger |
We've already seen with Boris Johnson that indecisive pro-brexit racists with dodgy mates, a fondness for money from iffy regimes, a willingness to go soft on Russia and a chequered reputation for competence don't make good PMs. [Post edited 9 May 2022 14:53]
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As Badger shows, it’s not just the media. People were queuing up – still are – to throw out the evidence-free smears and accusations. It was weaponized all across politics and the media.
They may look back on that period in a decade or two with shame and embarrassment when nobody serious is even pretending to believe it anymore. |  |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:50 - May 9 with 2680 views | chicoazul |
Nick Clegg was a terrible politician and is an all round bad person now working for demons who perfectly and personally summarises absolutely everything wrong with this country in a neat small badly coiffed package. Give me absolutely anyone else any day. |  |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:51 - May 9 with 2689 views | Darth_Koont |
Agreed. I think Smith could have helped reverse the direction of travel that Blair unfortunately doubled down on.
After that Corbyn, because the change we now need is that much more urgent and critical. | |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:51 - May 9 with 2672 views | chicoazul |
Also some of you people have demented political opinions. | |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:59 - May 9 with 2657 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:34 - May 9 by BlueBadger |
We've already seen with Boris Johnson that indecisive pro-brexit racists with dodgy mates, a fondness for money from iffy regimes, a willingness to go soft on Russia and a chequered reputation for competence don't make good PMs. [Post edited 9 May 2022 14:53]
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Corbyn’s bigotry/enablement is fine because he’s “on the right team”. In the same way people gloss over Harry10’s bigotry against the religious, the overweight and the disabled - because he sticks it to Boris. | | | |
| The UK would be a much much better place if he came back and led (n/t) on 13:01 - May 9 with 2624 views | unstableblue |
| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:22 - May 9 by SouperJim |
David Miliband |
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| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 13:02 - May 9 with 2628 views | BlueBadger |
| "Best Prime Ministers we never had" on 12:59 - May 9 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
Corbyn’s bigotry/enablement is fine because he’s “on the right team”. In the same way people gloss over Harry10’s bigotry against the religious, the overweight and the disabled - because he sticks it to Boris. |
Everybody knows Harry is Glassers' comedy account anyway. | |
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