[Politics] Who was the best British Prime Minister of the last 60 or so years?

[Biscuit]

Poll to follow.

Who, in your opinion, was the best British Prime Minister of the last 60 or so years?

I'm not just interested in policies, but who lead their Government with aplomb? Who was the greatest orator? Who handled the dispatch box with ease? Who demonstrated composure in a crisis?

 

[Normal Rob]

oh good.

 

[rigton70]

Maggie. Apart from the poll tax she got most things right.

 

[Billy the Fish]

Binfest alert just went off the scale!

 

[Albion_Dave]

It's hard to judge Prime Ministers that were in power prior to being born.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Harold Wilson and it would have been John Smith, but unfortunately, he passed away before becoming prime minister.

 

[Napper]

Blair implemented the most things that benefited the country and people.

War card tends to be used against this though.

 

[Petee]

Theresa May, doing a splendid job thus far

 

[Triggaaar]

Maggie. Apart from the poll tax she got most things right.

You can't say that!

 

[ManOfSussex]

it would have been John Smith, but unfortunately, he passed away before becoming prime minister.

I agree.

 

[half time scores]

It doesn't matter who you vote for, the government always gets in.

 

[Nixonator]

Blair??

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Blair implemented the most things that benefited the country and people.

War card tends to be used against this though.

My biggest grouch is his 'university for all'. policy. Polytechnic colleges were great, and we need technical training in this country far more, than degrees in media studies. Kids were going to uni, getting into debt, and ending up doing office jobs.
We needed more apprenticeships, and on the job training paid for by firms, with kids earning as they learned.

Then of course the war.

 

[rigton70]

You can't say that!

Why, it's true imo.

 

[Bakero]

My biggest grouch is his 'university for all'. policy. Polytechnic colleges were great, and we need technical training in this country far more, than degrees in media studies. Kids were going to uni, getting into debt, and ending up doing office jobs.
We needed more apprenticeships, and on the job training paid for by firms, with kids earning as they learned.

Then of course the war.

I'm not sure how you can class an education policy as worse than the deaths of over 100,000 people.

 

[Bakero]

Maggie. Apart from the poll tax she got most things right.

Mr. Whippy is an abomination.

 

[BensGrandad]

Harold Wilson and it would have been John Smith, but unfortunately, he passed away before becoming prime minister.

I thought this poll was meant to be for the best not least effective so possibly in the running for worst.

 

[Triggaaar]

Why, it's true imo.

Because this is NSC, so Thatcher is the devil

 

[Machiavelli]

My biggest grouch is his 'university for all'. policy. Polytechnic colleges were great, and we need technical training in this country far more, than degrees in media studies. Kids were going to uni, getting into debt, and ending up doing office jobs.
We needed more apprenticeships, and on the job training paid for by firms, with kids earning as they learned.

Then of course the war.

He actually targeted 50% of school leavers attending university, something we're not too far off now. Polytechnics went under Major in 1992, although I'd imagine the plan was hatched under Thatcher.
On your assessment of PMs, I agree, Wilson, with Smith a clear possibility. Pity it's over the last 50 years, because if it was since WW2, Attlee would walk it for me. MacMillan comes about next, which doesn't say a lot for the most recent PMs.

 

[rigton70]

Because this is NSC, so Thatcher is the devil

Don't give a toss what NSC say. She was our last proper prime minister, since then we have had spineless prime ministers who don't give a shit about us only themselves.