Who has been the UK's worst PM?

Thatcher for starting the whole process that has culminated in Johnson.

Johnson is equal with her; for corrupting our democratic processes and leaving the country divided into those who believe in the rule of law and integrity in parliamentary processes and those who are willing to tolerate lies and corruption in our government.

Boris 100%, closely followed by Thatcher. She destroyed our industries so we're unable to manufacture things anymore and have to rely on imports. She smashed the unions and fostered an "I'm alright Jack and sod everyone else" ethos which still persists today. We were much better off when we believed in"All for one and one for all". Tony Blair was the best thing that happened to British politics until the Iraq war when we got dragged into it by our allies the Americans. And whose to say there were no weapons of mass destruction? He didn't know there weren't. Gordon Brown was great too but didn't get the chance to prove himself unfortunately.

I agree with Doodledog. Thatcher probably because she started the selfish politics, the greed is good, the sneering disregard for those worse off, and we are suffering her legacy still with all the nationalised industries being in private, well paid hands, and as for what she did to the housing stock........nothing to do with equality, it was simple; let someone buy their council house and they become a Tory. Saw it happen in my own family. So, yes, I loathe Johnson as a man, and for what depths he has plumbed, but she, that bloody woman, started it all.

paddyann54

Thatcher then Johnson with just as bad to come with either of the two contenders for the job

Yes, it's not looking promising, is it?

Thatcher then Johnson with just as bad to come with either of the two contenders for the job

volver

Lord North.

He lost North America.

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Lord North.

He lost North America.

Blair. For reasons stated above

mayisay

GagaJo, He lied about weapons of mass destruction, to start with, he took this country into a dreadful war that resulted in thousands of deaths, including British service personnel, and also opened up our borders for all and sundry to come here and live, and we're now living with the consequences!

This!

Tony Blair, followed closely by Thatcher

I think Tony Blair did a lot of reasonable things although I didn’t agree with the Middle East war Thatcher took us into the falklands and if Johnson had carried in much longer we would have been fighting a Russia

Boris lying Johnson by a merry mile

I don't feel that I know enough about past prime ministers to make a clear judgement of which was the worst.

However, I strongly suspect that Johnson will be a very strong contender for this dubious title when he is history, and all the repercussions of his appalling time in power have had time to become apparent.
I don't think we've seen the half of it yet, and that our country will struggle for a long time to overcome the damage done under his leadership.

I can't decide between Thatcher for her destruction of communities and creation of homelessness, Cameron, both for Austerity and for instigating Brexit and causing division, culture wars and much of the mess we are now in, or Johnson for being utterly and serially incompetent and corrupt.

Pittcity

I'm struggling to name a good one!

Yes

I'm struggling to name a good one!

Tony Blair by a mile.

I grew up in the 60/70s and didn't pay much attention to anything to do with politics till I married in 1980....Then along came Maggie Thatcher.....Interest on our mortgages went sky high...Then came the poll tax which was rolled out in first in Scotland...She decimated the mining in UK and caused terrible hardship for those communities and to top it all took us to war in the Falklands....A light bulb came on in my head about politics....

GagaJo, He lied about weapons of mass destruction, to start with, he took this country into a dreadful war that resulted in thousands of deaths, including British service personnel, and also opened up our borders for all and sundry to come here and live, and we're now living with the consequences!

GagaJo

Poppyred, Dragonfly46, LadyGracie, karmalady, why Tony Blair? You've named him (fair enough) but no one has given a reason. Surely it can't just be because he was a Labour PM?

Best not to ask GagaJo or you’ll derail your own thread before it’s got going, it’s really interesting just to hear what everybody thinks in a one liner?

For me there are two - Maggie Thatcher, milk snatcher. Boris Johnson wins overall however for deluded self belief and criminality.

I thought Gagajo asked who we thought was the worst, not a list of the many failings of many PM'S!

Think I will vote for Boris as referenced by Whitewavemark2.

Most definitely, Tony Blair.

Gordon Brown - weak, pathetic and not fit for purpose

Poppyred, Dragonfly46, LadyGracie, karmalady, why Tony Blair? You've named him (fair enough) but no one has given a reason. Surely it can't just be because he was a Labour PM?

I missed Macmillan, modest.y successful until the Profumo affair wounded him, then ill health and rebellious backbenchers ended it