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Which politician ( dead or alive) ?

(43 Posts)
Elvive Thu 23-May-19 14:56:04

would you like to see come back and sort out the mess we are in?

Sara65 Thu 23-May-19 15:16:06

Margaret Thatcher or William Hague

Drum1234 Thu 23-May-19 15:19:59

Nye Bevan.

Anniebach Thu 23-May-19 15:22:00

Brown or Blair

sodapop Thu 23-May-19 15:29:05

Paddy Ashdown Margaret Thatcher or Soloman

MiniMoon Thu 23-May-19 15:38:51

Lord Palmerston. If I remember my history correctly, he was one of the best Foreign ministers this country ever had.

Grandad1943 Thu 23-May-19 15:50:50

Clement Attlee, undoubtedly led the greatest reforming peacetime government Briain has ever had.

Now, there is the man for our present problems, but sadly no longer with us.

eazybee Thu 23-May-19 15:55:29

Margaret Thatcher
Winston Churchill.
Some one with vision, authority and ruthlessness to deal with the ever-increasing insurrection.

Charleygirl5 Thu 23-May-19 16:25:47

Winston Churchill
John Smith

M0nica Thu 23-May-19 16:33:57

William Pitt or Benjamin Disraeli, he was witty and amusing and so was his wife. They would add to the gaiety of the nation while providing good government. He would rings round Trump

lemongrove Thu 23-May-19 16:34:31

Definitely Winston!
Maggie Thatcher,
Betty Boothroyd
Tbh, almost anyone with a bit of authority and courage.

TwiceAsNice Thu 23-May-19 16:36:35

Einstein Churchill or Margaret Thatcher

TwiceAsNice Thu 23-May-19 16:36:47

Winston sorry

Jabberwok Thu 23-May-19 16:43:10

Mrs Thatcher. Not so sure about Winston! Brilliant in war time, not so good in peacetime. General DeGaulle! He'd have kicked us out on day 1 !!!!!

Firecracker123 Thu 23-May-19 16:44:40

Margaret Thatcher.

Nandalot Thu 23-May-19 16:47:18

John Smith.

EllanVannin Thu 23-May-19 16:53:19

I was going to say John Smith too Nandalot. He'd have made a great leader as he spoke sense. I was so sorry when he died.

EllanVannin Thu 23-May-19 16:56:05

The Conservatives have shown themselves in their true light as backstabbers-----first with MT and now TM ! Not my kind of people at all.

GabriellaG54 Thu 23-May-19 18:38:04

Margaret Thatcher or John Smith.

NotSpaghetti Thu 23-May-19 18:39:38

John Smith...
But I doubt it’s actually possible.

gillybob Thu 23-May-19 18:47:36

Tony Blair

gillybob Thu 23-May-19 18:48:46

I met John Smith a few times . A lovely man . He would have been a great leader sad

Alima Thu 23-May-19 19:06:00

Not Tony Blair, anyone but him. If not Mrs Thatcher or Winston Churchill how about Shirley Williams?

Gonegirl Thu 23-May-19 19:14:08

Can King Arthur be counted as a politician please?

Other than that, I was sad to see David Milliband go.

Grammaretto Thu 23-May-19 19:16:19

Barbara Castle without a doubt!