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Title: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: Alex on February 24, 2022, 02:24:22 AM
I saw this on another forum, the replies varied from Enoch Powell to Brian Clough ! be interesting to see what others think  :smiley:
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: Michael Rolls on February 24, 2022, 04:07:47 AM
Iain Macleod
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: GrannyMac on February 24, 2022, 05:58:44 AM
I don't know, but I wish we'd had John Smith instead of Blair.
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: Michael Rolls on February 24, 2022, 06:07:21 AM
I'd agree with that!
Mike
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: 1955vintage on February 24, 2022, 10:55:35 AM
I am.


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: Sheila on February 24, 2022, 11:45:42 AM
The rain finally stopped and we have just been for a lovely walk in the River Park.  We discussed Russia and I commented that Boris has had a pretty rough time since he became PM.  Paul just said that he is grateful that Corbyn is not in charge with Diane Abbott.   :worried:


I really can't think of a politician that I admire enough to suggest. 




Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: crabbyob on February 24, 2022, 12:04:42 PM
i think perhaps John Smith... or even Hugh Gaitskill
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: Michael Rolls on February 24, 2022, 06:09:48 PM
Quote from: crabbyob on February 24, 2022, 12:04:42 PM
i think perhaps John Smith... or even Hugh Gaitskill
since Atlee, no Labour leader can hold a candle to those two
Mike
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: Scrumpy on February 24, 2022, 08:22:30 PM



I dare not say.. because crabbyob is my friend.. :grin:
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: crabbyob on February 24, 2022, 08:28:02 PM
i am a good enough friend to allow you to voice your opinion... :smiley:
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: Scrumpy on February 24, 2022, 08:30:12 PM
That female.. I didn't say her name crabbyob.. x
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: crabbyob on February 24, 2022, 08:33:26 PM
please pay attention honey...
who is the greatest PM we NEVER had...
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: Scrumpy on February 24, 2022, 09:30:36 PM
Oopsie doo..!! 
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: zoony on February 25, 2022, 01:28:52 AM
Scrumpy's the best PM we never had. Common sense unburdened by facts. Much like HWMBO with the handbag.
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: Michael Rolls on February 25, 2022, 03:08:46 AM
😁😁😁
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: Scrumpy on February 25, 2022, 08:10:09 AM
 :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: klondike on February 25, 2022, 10:23:35 AM
Quote from: Scrumpy on February 24, 2022, 08:30:12 PM
That female.. I didn't say her name crabbyob.. x
Andrea Leadsom?
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: Alex on February 25, 2022, 10:36:29 AM
I'd go for Enoch Powell, just think how different this country would be if he had been PM.   He would have controlled numbers, no doubt about it.
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: crabbyob on February 25, 2022, 12:33:31 PM
Im not sure about that one Alex.... he didnt say anything we didnt agree with..but where might that line end?...
by now perhaps we might all need genetic tests.... might he have finished at the African gene ?
or gone further  :?:
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: Michael Rolls on February 25, 2022, 01:05:54 PM
at the time, I though Enoch was right to sound the warning, but that he was over-egging the problem. Just shows what I knew
Mike
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: crabbyob on February 25, 2022, 01:12:54 PM
WE, Mike, lots of us...
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: Scrumpy on February 25, 2022, 01:21:59 PM
Quote from: klondike on February 25, 2022, 10:23:35 AM
Andrea Leadsom?


Andrea Leadsom.. !!!  Yeah!! That one will do..
So much better than Margaret Thatcher.. :nooo:   :smiley: :smiley:
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: crabbyob on February 25, 2022, 01:35:49 PM
certainly better than Theresa May
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: klondike on February 25, 2022, 03:10:23 PM
I suspect we have fond memories of most precisely because they never did become PM...
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: GrannyMac on February 25, 2022, 03:31:47 PM
Quote from: Alex on February 25, 2022, 10:36:29 AM
I'd go for Enoch Powell, just think how different this country would be if he had been PM.   He would have controlled numbers, no doubt about it.

Not if Labour had got in. Migration to the UK rose sharply after 1997. Opening the EU borders has had a huge impact. 

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/articles/internationalmigrationarecenthistory/2015-01-15
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: Alex on February 25, 2022, 05:40:49 PM
Enoch Powell was my choice for the best PM we never had.
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: crabbyob on February 25, 2022, 07:23:14 PM
and it was a great choice.. [2090]
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: GrannyMac on February 25, 2022, 07:45:12 PM
Of course if Enoch Powell had become PM, we might never have joined forces with the EU.  He was considered to be an intellectual giant, in the running to take over from Heath, but he shot himself in the foot.  His speech was widely misunderstood and he was labelled racist, he wasn't.
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: Scrumpy on February 26, 2022, 10:05:55 AM



I too think Enoch Powell.. The same speech today would still be heard as racist..  unfortunately...
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: Jacqueline on February 26, 2022, 10:58:42 AM
Quote from: Scrumpy on February 26, 2022, 10:05:55 AM


I too think Enoch Powell.. The same speech today would still be heard as racist..  unfortunately...


It should be heard as "I told you so and you didn't listen, now look at your country".
Title: Re: Who is the greatest PM we never had ?
Post by: Michael Rolls on February 26, 2022, 11:35:03 AM
sadly, so very true
Mike