The most obvious mistakes

[BensGrandad]

In your memory what are rhe mistakes that you rememeber most made by public figures. I would think one that is very high on the list is Dr Beechings cuts to the railways.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

King Harold, in 1066 when prompted to take a quick upward look at the rarely seen White Hawk from Australia

 

[BensGrandad]

You must be old to remember that.do you get a bus pass and extra pension.

 

[glasfryn]

King Harold, in 1066 when prompted to take a quick upward look at the rarely seen White Hawk from Australia

his mistake was going to Stamford Bridge
in fact that is a mistake lots of people make now

 

[spongy]

Michael Fish.

 

[StonehamPark]

"My fellow citizens. At this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger."

&

"On Tuesday night I gave the order for British forces to take part in military action in Iraq.
Tonight British servicemen and women are engaged from air, land and sea.
Their mission: to remove Saddam Hussein from power and disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction."

 

[StonehamPark]

 

[BensGrandad]

Michael Fish.

I thought of that and the gales etc but over a long period of time I would think Dr Beeching had the biggest affect on us. We have and never will recover from his actions.

 

[Blackadder]

Neil Kinnock "Well Alright".

 

[Gwylan]

his mistake was going to Stamford Bridge
in fact that is a mistake lots of people make now

His mistake was trusting his brother. In fact that is a mistake lots of people make now ... just ask Rhodri Giggs

 

[Igzilla]

In my memory, I would say Jeremy Thorpe's decision to hire a hit man.

On a more general level, how about the man who not only added lead to petrol, but developed CFC's...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley,_Jr.

 

[Bombadier Botty]

Gerald Ratner

 

[Gwylan]

More seriously: I'd say three government biggies in the past 30 years
Nick Clegg's decision to back the Tories - caused a complete collapse of one party. The Labour government's decision not to ensure control of the banks and the Thatcher government decision to sell of council houses without building additional stock. I'd add the NUM's decision not to call a strike ballot in 1984, it was a tactical error -although I'm not sure ultimately how damaging that was.

 

[Bombadier Botty]

A woman at our work who'd been off sick the day before taking a phone call in our office when back in the next day from someone she knew and telling them all about her day out in London the day before and then the penny of her faux pas dropped...the office having gone dealthy silent and her having to quickly change tack on the phone call. #good times

 

[BensGrandad]

Nick Clegg didnt have much choice as the country needed a government not another election in a couple of months.

Efforts are now being made to replenish housing a little late but there are alsorts of objections to planning consent being given.

The NUM suffered because of 1 mans power crazy ideals, similar could happen with Unite in rhe forseeable future

 

[Ernest]

Anyone voting Tory on May 7th

 

[El Sid]

Peace in our time......

 

[Butch Willykins]

Hugh Grant. If you're gonna get caught with a brass at least make it a fit one.

 

[El Sid]

In your memory what are rhe mistakes that you rememeber most made by public figures. I would think one that is very high on the list is Dr Beechings cuts to the railways.

What about the bloke who started football-rumours.co.uk site?

 

[lawros left foot]

Hitler invading Russia, war on two fronts.
Napoleon invading Russia, war on two fronts.