Your favourite Prime Minister

[Redway]

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[Doogle]

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[Zippy]

Redway preview is your friend

[Redway]

Redway preview is your friend

It is! ;)

Hope the poll's OK, though. :)

[Doogle]

Bottom 3 choices are stupid :joker: cos it just takes away from the actual poll.

But idk cos I have no interest

[Shaun]

Thatcher in da house~

[Zippy]

Blair because Ive known him most and he is very charismatic. Which I personally think is important for a leader. Important decisions are not just made by the Prime minister themselves.

[Redway]

Blair because Ive known him most and he is very charismatic. Which I personally think is important for a leader. Important decisions are not just made by the Prime minister themselves.
Not a fan of David Cameron. Has he any clue what he's doing? :conf2:
Thatcher in da house~

:laugh:

[joeysteele]

Not really bothered at all, I have only lived through 4,Major, Blair, Brown and now Cameron and really there is little to choose between any of them.Forced to choose one of them I would likely choose Blair for his first 6 years in power.

From studying political history since Elizabeth's 11 accession to the throne, I would likely list Wilson and Thatcher as the best and strongest PMs for different reasons, Wilson was the sort of PM needed for the 1960s and Thatcher was badly needed to restore order from total chaos and reform Union powers.

Redway,I am not being picky here at all, it is a good poll and well done to you for doing it, You have though missed one PM out, Winston Churchill was PM when the Queen came to the throne and he handed over to Anthony Eden for the 1955 election.

[Marc]

Hugh Grant :suspect:

[Omah]

Winson (sic) then Callagham (sic)

[Redway]

A lot of people on here, myself included, wouldn't have been alive for quite some time after Elizabeth 2. :laugh:

[Callum]

Maggie Thatcher

[Vicky.]

Blair.

[Redway]

Blair.

He was much better than Cameron. Much better.

[Lee.]

3 people have chosen Thatcher and not owned up... let's be having you :suspect:

[Stu]

Team Sir Alec Douglas Home.

[CharlieO]

Tony Blair because he is the only prime minister I actually knew about considering he still was PM when I left England.

[Redway]

I knew Maggie would come out on top! :laugh:

[MTVN]

Well there's only been the three that I know anything about in recent times - Blair, Brown & Cameron - and I wouldn't pick any of them. If it wasn't just during the Queens reign I'd pick Bonar Law - what a name!

[Joelle.]

Lmfao at Thatcher leading the poll. Come on own up people! :laugh:

[Redway]

Lmfao at Thatcher leading the poll. Come on own up people! :laugh:

Should've made it public, haha.

[joeysteele]

I didn't vote Thatcher, Redway kindly left the option of not really bothered. I think I would prefer to judge governments rather than PMs who amazingly seem to be hindered once they have power.

As to Thatcher though, all I have read and seen on old documentaries etc of her has left me with the view that she was a no nonsense person, she was a strong leader and a very determined and strong Prime Minister.
She changed so much in the UK in her time as PM and love her or hate her, her conviction,strength and success cannot be denied on most things.

[Cromwell1900]

Blair. He was the only one that could make you laugh and smile. Then he'd go and put your Emotions through a ringer by invading a Country once a fortnight. :)

[Lee.]

I didn't vote Thatcher, Redway kindly left the option of not really bothered. I think I would prefer to judge governments rather than PMs who amazingly seem to be hindered once they have power.

As to Thatcher though, all I have read and seen on old documentaries etc of her has left me with the view that she was a no nonsense person, she was a strong leader and a very determined and strong Prime Minister.
She changed so much in the UK in her time as PM and love her or hate her, her conviction,strength and success cannot be denied on most things.

She is probably the most hated woman ever here in Scotland. :bored:

[Cromwell1900]

Lmfao at Thatcher leading the poll. Come on own up people! :laugh:


Wasn't going to vote but i'm not having Thatcher winning another Poll

Evened it up Nicely. Up The Blair!!

[Redway]

I didn't vote Thatcher, Redway kindly left the option of not really bothered. I think I would prefer to judge governments rather than PMs who amazingly seem to be hindered once they have power.

As to Thatcher though, all I have read and seen on old documentaries etc of her has left me with the view that she was a no nonsense person, she was a strong leader and a very determined and strong Prime Minister.
She changed so much in the UK in her time as PM and love her or hate her, her conviction,strength and success cannot be denied on most things.

No worries. :)

[Patrick]

What dick would vote Thatcher? :bored:

Anyways, I would of voted Tony Blair because he seems like a nice bloke, but then I was gonna vote Cameron but then I remembered it's his fault I'm not going to University so he can go and suck a Dick.

So I just picked Who Cares.

[Redway]

What dick would vote Thatcher? :bored:

Anyways, I would of voted Tony Blair because he seems like a nice bloke, but then I was gonna vote Cameron but then I remembered it's his fault I'm not going to University so he can go and suck a Dick.

So I just picked Who Cares.

You see, this is why I left the options anonymous.

I voted for her, Paddy. :laugh:

[MTVN]

I don't see why Blair does so well, he was basically a Thatcherite himself, and lets not forget Iraq :bored:

[Redway]

I don't see why Blair does so well, he was basically a Thatcherite himself, and lets not forget Iraq :bored:

Most people liked Thatcher (excluding primary-school kids, of course!).

[MTVN]

Most people liked Thatcher (excluding primary-school kids, of course!).

And excluding basically all Scots, plus anyone else who was ******ed over during her time as PM

[Lee.]

Most people liked Thatcher (excluding primary-school kids, of course!).

....and Scottish people.

[Harry!]

People who voted for Blair have fogottern that his party intriduced the HIGH TUITION FEES (Made worse by Brown) and led us into the currupt war.

[MTVN]

Why do you have Howard Winson and then Harold Wilson, they're the same person but you've spelt his name wrong first time, from what I've read he was a pretty good PM anyway

[Shaun]

-is surprised there's no Churchill but 3 "lol i dunno" options-

[Stu]

What dick would vote Thatcher? :bored:

Anyways, I would of voted Tony Blair because he seems like a nice bloke, but then I was gonna vote Cameron but then I remembered it's his fault I'm not going to University so he can go and suck a Dick.

So I just picked Who Cares.
Isin't it fairly obvious most people voting for her are just taking the piss?

[Boothy]

Wanted to vote Churchill but your poll is ****.

[patsylimerick]

....and Scottish people.

....................and Irish people....................:xyxwave:

[joeysteele]

She is probably the most hated woman ever here in Scotland. :bored:

I don't like most of what I have read about her and certainly my older Brothers and Parents and Grandparents have not a good word for her.I personally can see some of the good in reforms she did on some things but I am sure I wouldn't have voted for her had I been around when she was PM.

As for Scotland, well, she badly used Scotland,stripped the Country of much of its resources, her policies were bad for the Country and I believe she also tested the hated poll tax there first too so I can understand the Scots anger and dislike of her.
The Scots rarely get it wrong on matters, they are a fair people and she did massive wrong by them.

As I say I wouldn't have voted for her,I was just trying to look objectively at PMs and she does stand out as a PM who governed her way from strength,no one walking over her, however I concede completely she walked over many people and Nations especially Scotland,little wonder they hate her and always will likely. I agree with them.
If I lived in Scotland and could vote there, I would vote SNP, I really rate Alex Salmond as a politician.

[Omah]

Most people liked Thatcher (excluding primary-school kids, of course!).

Not miners and their families, steel-workers and their families, ship-builders and their families and community-charge payers and their families ..... :nono:

[joeysteele]

Not miners and their families, steel-workers and their families, ship-builders and their families and community-charge payers and their families ..... :nono:

I agree also that she went too far with the Miners. I personally think of all the post war PMs Harold Wilson would seem from History to have been the best,he however never appeared to get the overall majorities needed to govern as he maybe would have liked to.

Although he won 4 out of the 5 elections he fought, one was with no overall majority, another with an overall majority of only 4 in 1964 and the other with only a 3 overall majority in Oct 1974.

[Grimnir]

my favourites are harold winson and harold wilson, they were both great :tongue:

[Shaun]

When I voted Thatcher I was entirely serious btw.

[billy123]

I cant wait until thatcher the milk snatcher dies i will crap on her grave and i mean i actually will do it.(not even joking)
She was disgusting she sacrificed familys to look after her well to do friends in the city the thought of defacing this slags grave excites me ;)

this song is about her and the despair she caused to millions of northerners she is a filthy animal i hope she dies a painful death.
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[joeysteele]

She certainly seems to be an extremely unpopular politician,been reading up on her time as PM again and I think she was fortunate that there was a breakaway group from the Labour party in the early 80s otherwise she may not have got such a large overall majority in 1983.

It would seem even then, the fact we got such a harsh PM and Govt was down to the Liberals again when they joined forces with the new SDP and split wide open the opposition vote. Perhaps with a much smaller overall majority,she would have had to tread more carefully and would have been a lot fairer on Scotland and also the North of England too.
Happyland made me think again and do some more reading about her and I can understand the massive dislike people have of her. It's incredible she won 3 elections and has so many votes on this poll too.

[karezza]

1. Margaret Thatcher
2. David Cameron

[Redway]

I don't see why so many people have it in for Margaret Thatcher. Every PM has their individual faults. You have to remember the good she brought in.

[Omah]

I don't see why so many people have it in for Margaret Thatcher. Every PM has their individual faults. You have to remember the good she brought in.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher

Thatcher's premiership was also marked by high unemployment and social unrest, and many critics fault her economic policies for the unemployment level; many of the areas affected by high unemployment as a result of her monetarist economic policies have still not fully recovered and are also blighted by social problems including drug abuse and family breakdown. Thatcher insisted she had no regrets, and was right to introduce the poll tax and to remove subsidies from "outdated industries, whose markets were in terminal decline".

Despite being Britain's first woman Prime Minister, Thatcher did little to advance the political cause of women, either within her party or the government.

The term "Thatcherism" came to refer to her policies as well as aspects of her ethical outlook and personal style, including moral absolutism, nationalism, interest in the individual, and an uncompromising approach to achieving political goals.

Oh, and she took us into a highly expensive and totally unnecessary war, the negative repurcussions of which are still being felt to this day ..... :eek:

[Ninastar]

Churchill :love:

[Cromwell1900]

Thatchers assumption was that the Selfish were industrious and Industry would thrive, Who'd of thought the Selfish would not want to share their Wealth:bawling: