Who was the best Labour Prime Minister?

This-England · 08-02-2007, 10:18 PM

Britannist · 08-02-2007, 10:21 PM

Who was the best Labour Prime Minister?

None of them.

I am not voting in the above poll.

To do so gives some sort of credibility to the motley crew named at the top of this page.

This-England · 08-02-2007, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Britannist

Who was the best Labour Prime Minister?

None of them.

I am not voting in the above poll.

To do so gives some sort of credibility to the motley crew named at the top of this page.

Well at least vote for the least bad one.

Britannist · 08-02-2007, 10:33 PM

I can't.

Clement Attlee would be the most likely for me, because he was pro-nuclear and launched the British nuclear deterrent. I think even Lady Thatcher described him in recent years as a patriot. But the fact that the leftist and anti-nuclear campaigner Benn (senior) constantly talks of Attlee leading 'the most successful' Labour Government 'so far' disturbs me.

However, he also enthusiastically started the process of (and colluded in) the breaking up of the British Empire. And he nationalised, which was, of course, a mistake.

So, without wishing to cause you offence, This England, I cannot vote for any of the people in the above poll. If the question was "Who was the least worst Labour Prime Minister" I might vote.

I would just add that Blair is obviously the worst. At least with Wilson he left behind the Open University and Concord. Blair leaves nothing behind except a pack of lies and the dead of Iraq.

Deep Purple · 08-02-2007, 10:44 PM

The late John Smith was the only Labour leader I have had any respect for, and to think that his untimely death led to the election of Bliar!

I still would not have voted for them though.

Britannist · 08-02-2007, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Deep Purple

The late John Smith was the only Labour leader I have had any respect for, and to think that his untimely death led to the election of Bliar!

I still would not have voted for them though.

Yes, it's a fact that Blair would not have been Prime Minister had Mr. Smith not sadly passed on.

Mr. Smith might have become Labour Prime Minister had he lived (instead of Blair getting the top job) and Mr. Smith was thought to have hoped that Gordon Brown would be his successor at 10 Downing Street.

But I have never voted Labour and never would.

Labour is part of the problem.

This-England · 08-02-2007, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Britannist

I can't.

Clement Attlee would be the most likely for me, because he was pro-nuclear and launched the British nuclear deterrent. I think even Lady Thatcher described him in recent years as a patriot. But the fact that the leftist and anti-nuclear campaigner Benn (senior) constantly talks of Attlee leading 'the most successful' Labour Government 'so far' disturbs me.

However, he also enthusiastically started the process of (and colluded in) the breaking up of the British Empire. And he nationalised, which was, of course, a mistake.

So, without wishing to cause you offence, This England, I cannot vote for any of the people in the above poll. If the question was "Who was the least worst Labour Prime Minister" I might vote.

I would just add that Blair is obviously the worst. At least with Wilson he left behind the Open University and Concord. Blair leaves nothing behind except a pack of lies and the dead of Iraq.

He was a indeed a Patriot.
He was proved right on Nationalisation as we have now seen the results of Privatisation i.e our energy, water and some of our ports are now being re-nationalised except this time by the Russians and French.
He brought in Technical Colleges as well I believe which helped the working class learn a trade and of course the NHS.

Hereward77 · 08-02-2007, 11:44 PM

Answer: None

The Labour Party is in the Socialist International, a Marxist organisation.

This-England · 08-02-2007, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Hereward77

Answer: None

The Labour Party is in the Socialist International, a Marxist organisation.

Up to the 1950's many Labour MP's where anti-immigration.
Many Labour Unions even banned non-white membership.
Keir Hardy the Labour party founder was anti-immigration and he disliked the word Socialist seeing it as alien.
It's a very different party now to how it was to start with.

Hereward77 · 09-02-2007, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by This-England

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hereward77

Answer: None

The Labour Party is in the Socialist International, a Marxist organisation.

Up to the 1950's many Labour MP's where anti-immigration.
Many Labour Unions even banned non-white membership.
Keir Hardy the Labour party founder was anti-immigration and he disliked the word Socialist seeing it as alien.
It's a very different party now to how it was to start with.

Lenin had a name for such people, "useful idiots". And how does banning non-white people not make someone a socialist? Hitler was a socialist.

View Poll Results: Who was the best Labour Prime Minister?
Ramsay MacDonald	0	0%
Clement Attlee	6	66.67%
Harold Wilson	1	11.11%
James Callaghan	0	0%
Tony Blair	2	22.22%
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Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	Labour Prime Ministers - none any good Who was the best Labour Prime Minister? None of them. I am not voting in the above poll. To do so gives some sort of credibility to the motley crew named at the top of this page.

08-02-2007, 10:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	Poll on the 'best' Labour Prime Minister I can't. Clement Attlee would be the most likely for me, because he was pro-nuclear and launched the British nuclear deterrent. I think even Lady Thatcher described him in recent years as a patriot. But the fact that the leftist and anti-nuclear campaigner Benn (senior) constantly talks of Attlee leading 'the most successful' Labour Government 'so far' disturbs me. However, he also enthusiastically started the process of (and colluded in) the breaking up of the British Empire. And he nationalised, which was, of course, a mistake. So, without wishing to cause you offence, This England, I cannot vote for any of the people in the above poll. If the question was "Who was the least worst Labour Prime Minister" I might vote. I would just add that Blair is obviously the worst. At least with Wilson he left behind the Open University and Concord. Blair leaves nothing behind except a pack of lies and the dead of Iraq.

08-02-2007, 11:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
Hereward77 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,159	Answer: None The Labour Party is in the Socialist International, a Marxist organisation. __________________ "The social experiment in China under Chairman Mao's leadership is one of the most important and successful in history." David Rockefeller, New York Times, August 10, 1973

08-02-2007, 10:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
Deep Purple Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 130	The late John Smith was the only Labour leader I have had any respect for, and to think that his untimely death led to the election of Bliar! I still would not have voted for them though.

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