A bit like up here in Scotland,Tora.Nationalism reigns supreme.People such as Putin,Trump,Johnson,Bolsanaro,Sturgeon,Xi.They all claim to love you,they all claim they arent really nationalists.Yes you are.Nationalism is nationalism is nationalism.Its all about hate in the end.
The Labour Party really needs a leader with a bit of steel through their soul and a fire in their bellies.Attlee had it,Wilson had it,John Smith had it.The early death of John Smith is one of the biggest tragedies ever to have happened to the British people and the whole world,i would say.We got Blair instead.Does God really hate us Brits.She hasnt done us any favours the last 30 years.
ynnafymmi: "Does God really hate us Brits.She hasnt done us any favours the last 30 years. " - we had our share when TGL was gifted to us, I'll settle for her 10 glorious years as PM.
Perhaps,Tora.But she would have never ever tolerated this Brexit shambles.Thatcher was on the same side as British businesses.Johnson isnt.Thatcher would turn in her grave at the thought of this incompetent aeroshole being prime minister.The worst government ever,the worst PM ever.
How do you know,Pixie.I think i would take all the Freyas and Venuses and Sheila na gigs before i would accept any grey haired and grey bearded old santa claus lookalikes.
I don’t agree about John Smith.
He was a nice man and his death was a tragedy in a human level but he’d never have had the ability it indeed the will to knock labour into shape the way Blair did
No,you are wrong there,ich.John Smith is the best prime minister Britain never had.Smith would never have a neep-heid such as Alistair Campbell advising him.I think Smith would have had the balls to say to Bush jr just dont invade Iraq.Us Brits and Yanks have these new things called drones.Brits and Yanks soldiers safe,muslim terrorists not safe.Sorted.But then John Smith died,and Bliar took over.
I agree with Ich, Smithy had his talents but he'd never have got into No10 and if you can't do that then none of the other stuff matters. He would never have coralled old labour the way Blair did, he was still droning on about income tax rises for gawd sake.
I agree with Ynna about the tragedy of Smith's death, because when he died, MY Labour party also passed into history.
Would he have become PM had he lived? Probably, as Major was so unpopular. Would he have been a successful PM? We can only speculate, but I'm sure he wouldn't have become a war criminal.