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May or Sturgeon?

(116 Posts)
nigglynellie Wed 22-Mar-17 11:33:00

Ruth Davidson is certainly a lady to watch! I admire her already!

nigglynellie Wed 22-Mar-17 11:30:57

Mrs May for me by a long straw! (No surprise there I guess!) NS, is far too strident for me, far too dogmatic! Mrs May is, unlike her predecessor, a tough, fair, as much as you can be in politics, and I think a good person. I know she will do the very best she can for the whole of the UK under very difficult circumstances which she herself didn't want. As for clothes?! Not much to choose between them!!!

rosesarered Wed 22-Mar-17 11:26:02

Cop out POGS grin but agree that Davidson is a politician to watch for the future.

POGS Wed 22-Mar-17 11:24:24

I prefer Ruth Davidson to either of them.

rosesarered Wed 22-Mar-17 11:24:21

On the oufits....I think May wins easily, elegant, business like, but has a touch of 'quirk' now and again.Sturgeon must like what she chooses, but her clothes are usually too tight and brightly coloured, and puff sleeves isn't a good look.I have seen her ( now and again) in darker coloured suits, and she looks miles better in them.

Alima Wed 22-Mar-17 11:18:40

I used to think Nicola Sturgeon would be a good politician but now she reminds me of a wasp buzzing round a closed window. Lots of flapping with no result. Also reminds me of The Krankies, cannot think why. I think Theresa May is a good politician and a good person, probably the one to be at the helm right now. Not that there is any alternative at the moment, party-wise, thought the Tories are quite able of shooting themselves in the foot, has happened before.

trisher Wed 22-Mar-17 11:09:27

No one on the outfits?

trisher Wed 22-Mar-17 11:08:55

I like Kenneth Clarke rar think he is honest, amusing and competent. There I can do it. Struggling to think of another though (there aren't that many politicians I like anyway!)

jollyg Wed 22-Mar-17 11:04:41

Ill go with you AB. Sturgeon is the new kid on the block. She learnt a lot from Salmond, And she is a rabble rouser. as was Rev Paisley, now he is part of a comedy double act, confined to history

May strikes me as having quite a lot of gravitas, I might think her husband has a lot to do with it, and no kids to distract.

May has to deal with that Delors, he seems to most untrustworthy , and must have EU blood in his veins,
Ill bide my time till the fat [thin]lady has done her bit

rosesarered Wed 22-Mar-17 10:54:15

Of course you are influenced by your politics trisher as I have never heard you say a good thing ( ever) about any Conservative politician.

I think that they are both good politicians actually, even though very different characters, and wouldn't have got to where they are today had they not been tough cookies.

ninathenana Wed 22-Mar-17 10:48:10

Basically I'd go with the reasoning of the op but they're both a "much of a muchness" as my grannie used to say.
I'm not going to comment on thier polthier.

Teetime Wed 22-Mar-17 10:45:54

May for me too and I'm no Tory. I like her no-nonsense approach and I think she is certainly more in touch with people than her predecessor. Sturgeon - no sorry, she strikes me as a bully.

Cherrytree59 Wed 22-Mar-17 10:43:28

'With the wind'

Cherrytree59 Wed 22-Mar-17 10:42:05

I believe thst Sturgeon is a very canny lady and should never be underestimated.
But she also reminds me of a terrier with rag between it's teeth.

May has at least shown that she can adapt and work with the majority, even if it was not what she personally had believed in.

A bough that bends with wind does not break.
So for Me it would be May

Anniebach Wed 22-Mar-17 10:41:58

If I have to then May, but in honesty it's their voices , Sturgeon's voice causes me to switch off/over. Thornbery has the same effect .

trisher Wed 22-Mar-17 10:25:06

Ok the question is which is the better politician?
I'm going for Sturgeon. I find her a better speaker, she seems more sincere and more able to withstand questioning.
May sometimes looks like a rabbit in the headlights (I know I'm the leader but what do they want me to say ?)
Occasionally comes across as the Head girl (You must do what the Headmaster wants-it is his school)
And sometimes just seems to be a bit lost and needs her notes.
I know many of you will say it is my political views that have influenced my choice and you may be right. But let me know who you prefer.
Oh and completely un PC but quite fun I think Sturgeon has the better outfits!