Best UK Prime Minister ?

[Gritt23]

Mrs T.

She changed the face of British Politics to a phenomenal degree. Right wing politics, free market economy, moving away from interventionist policies, privatisation rather than Nationalisation, the massive reduction in Trade Union powers.

All radical stuff of the day, but it proved so successful, that the next Labour government to get into power simply followed her lead, and if anything took decisions even further to the right, and away from traditional Socialist views, that Mrs T had ever done.

Amazing achievements, I really could go on for a long time on this one ...

 

[FamilyGuy]

None of the above.

 

[FamilyGuy]

Winston Spencer Churchill

 

[London Calling]

Wilson. His Technological revolution, help to modernise British society and industry.

 

[Mr C]

In other news, the THPP vote goes to the pre-Iraq Blair/brown dream ticket for rescuing the country from the snouts in the trough Tories

And of course Labour were squeaky clean.

 

[supaseagull]

I've always voted Labour, so naturally Wilson or Blair. However, from a neutral perspective, how can Ted Heath not be on the list? One of the most successful, popular and respected Tory PM's there has ever been??

Thatcher can f*** off and die...evil bitch!

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

john smith was a LEGEND. sad sad loss.

 

[supaseagull]

john smith was a LEGEND. sad sad loss.

 

[Hunting 784561]

However, from a neutral perspective, how can Ted Heath not be on the list? One of the most successful, popular and respected Tory PM's there has ever been??

Im not sure how the 3 day week, and being defeated by the miners made him either succesful, or popular.

He did play the organ very well though. Fnarr.

 

[Yorkie]

Harold Wilson encouraged us all to buy British to keep our engineering going and brought in many universities to provide higher education for all.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Apart from Attlee and Heath, where are Eden and Douglas-Home?

History will say it was Attlee, Wilson and Thatcher who "changed Britain" more than the others did.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I can't believe Blair has got so many votes. Is Britain a better and safer place since 1997?

 

[withdeanwombat]

Christine Keeler.

 

[supaseagull]

I can't believe Blair has got so many votes. Is Britain a better and safer place since 1997?

Yes.

I just remember my ex girlfriend who died aged 23 because the NHS was starkly under funded. She had cystic fibrosis and would have survived now.

I remember my dad losing his job from Creeds because the economy was so run down.

I remember being beaten for a fiver aged 16 by a junkie in Brighton.

I remember a friend of mine having a complete nervous breakdown after having his house repossessed during the recession in 1990.

I remember a fake war with the Argentinians just to save Thatchers skin in the '83 election and I remember friends who's brothers were killed in action.

 

[Les Biehn]

Yes.

I just remember my ex girlfriend who died aged 23 because the NHS was starkly under funded. She had cystic fibrosis and would have survived now.

I remember my dad losing his job from Creeds because the economy was so run down.

I remember being beaten for a fiver aged 16 by a junkie in Brighton.

I remember a friend of mine having a complete nervous breakdown after having his house repossessed during the recession in 1990.

I remember a fake war with the Argentinians just to save Thatchers skin in the '83 election and I remember friends who's brothers were killed in action.

I don't remember any of that.

 

[Yorkie]

I remember a fake war with the Argentinians just to save Thatchers skin in the '83 election and I remember friends who's brothers were killed in action.

I have friends and relatives from the Falklands who would disagree with you. I also have a half brother who fought with the Royal Marines out there who would disagree with you.

 

[Les Biehn]

I have friends and relatives from the Falklands who would disagree with you. I also have a half brother who fought with the Royal Marines out there who would disagree with you.

I have no one to disagree with either of you.

 

[B.M.F]

The Iron Lady by a long long way

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Yes.

I just remember my ex girlfriend who died aged 23 because the NHS was starkly under funded. She had cystic fibrosis and would have survived now.

I remember my dad losing his job from Creeds because the economy was so run down.

I remember being beaten for a fiver aged 16 by a junkie in Brighton.

I remember a friend of mine having a complete nervous breakdown after having his house repossessed during the recession in 1990.

I am sorry to hear that they happened to you, but they still happen. I was thinking that Blair inherited a buoyant ecomony from Major, or certainly on it's way up. There are countless stories, both now and then, about people missing out on medical treatment due to funding.

Repossessions are increasing and were at a 5 year high in 2006, set to increase.

Crime may have increased, although difficult to tell as new crimes were added. http://www.crimestatistics.org.uk/output/Page6.asp

Manufacturing jobs are being lost by their 1,000s daily.

 

[dougdeep]

Wilson for me.