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The Exodus and the Rebirth

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Grammaretto Sun 11-Feb-24 10:50:02

Dennis Skinner with his acerbic wit is much missed.
I know there's not much to laugh about but there never was.

Grantanow Sun 11-Feb-24 10:45:52

Perhaps medical science could resurrect Clement Attlee, Roy Jenkins and Denis Healey.

NotSpaghetti Fri 09-Feb-24 10:56:05

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs:
Rory Stewart?

LizzieDrip Fri 09-Feb-24 10:26:35

Speaker: Ian Hislop.
PM: Greg David (love his ‘teacher style put downs’ - he’d be great at PMQs).
Chancellor of Exchequer: Martin Lewis (obviously - who else?).
Home Secretary: Carol Vorderman (intelligent, firm but fair).
Health: Michael Mosley (find him a bit patronising but he’d know what he was talking about).
Education: Victoria Coren-Mitchel (just clever).

That’ll do for starters!

maddyone Fri 09-Feb-24 10:04:57

New MPs? I have no idea. Maybe some of our Gransnetters.

maddyone Fri 09-Feb-24 10:03:53

Lib/Dem: I’m sorry, I absolutely have to mention my all time favourite LibDem leader, although he died sadly at the age of 55. Charles Kennedy, I thought he was a wonderful MP.

Labour: I really like Lisa Nandy and hope she stands again. I also like Alan Johnson and Frank Field. I think they were excellent, moderate MPs.

Conservative: probably Michael Portello, although I disliked him in Thatcher’s government, I think he’s mellowed and could bring a lot back to politics. He won’t come back though, he’s retired and busy making travel programmes which I very much enjoy watching. I also think Ken Clarke was good and moderate. He presented my son with his certificate to practice when he was called to the bar. He was/is a member of the same Inn of Court as my son joined.

Grammaretto Fri 09-Feb-24 09:45:57

Clare Balding as speaker. She's so polite.

ronib Fri 09-Feb-24 08:53:09

Paul Merton

Calendargirl Fri 09-Feb-24 08:48:11

Martin Lewis?

NotSpaghetti Fri 09-Feb-24 08:41:13

Ian Hislop as the speaker is definitely interesting!

Casdon Wed 07-Feb-24 17:16:54

Another four MPs have announced in the last week that they won’t be standing at the next election. This will set the hounds running in the scramble to select new candidates, as the scent of the election must be in the air, and it’s highly likely there will be more resignations in the next few weeks.
So many big names are going at the next election, so who would you like and why (in your dreams but who is still alive!) to see as a new or revived MP at the rebirth?
I’m voting for Ian Hislop as the speaker, he would be one step ahead of the shouters and pontificators, and he wouldn’t stand any messing about.