Political Nicknames

[mickthemuppe]

I am looking for 50 political nicknames e.g Doris Karloff(Anne Widdicombe)Prince of Darkness(Peter Mandelson) any help please

[ineedahobby]

well theres the obvious Iron lady.

Which was the politician they called Tarzan back in the 80's?

[kosoro]

Paddy Ashdown   Paddy Pantsdown

[shaneystar]

Was that Michael Heseltine(Tarzan ). Not 100% sure though.

[shaneystar]

The Beast of Bosolver...Dennis Skinner.

[ineedahobby]

Heseltine - that was him! 

[kosoro]

Richard Nixon.... Tricky Dickie...  or have they all got to be British Politicians

[ineedahobby]

two jags (thats Prescot right?)

[kosoro]

President Eisenhower... Ike

[shaneystar]

Do they have to be British?
Richard Nixon...Tricky Dicky
David Lloyd George..The Welsh Wizard

[shaneystar]

Norman Tebbit....The Chingford Skinhead

[ineedahobby]

Red Ken (Ken livingstone)

[shaneystar]

Tony Blair...I'm sure I have heard him referred to as ..Teflon Tony.

[shaneystar]

Jim Callaghan...Sunny Jim

[shaneystar]

Here are a few more..scroll down a bit past Royalty..

http://www.quibs.co.uk/quibs/samplpeo.html#polits

[kosoro]

Tony Blair was also known as Bambi

[kosoro]

Elizabeth Fry ... The Female Howard

[Johnmof]

Supermac - Harold MacMillan

Dizzy - Disraeli

Gladstone was referred to as GOM (Grand Old Man) by his supporters. After the death of General Gordon at Khartoum his opponents reversed this to MOG (Murderer of Gordon).

American President Andrew Jackson was known as Old Hickory. A number of presidents were known simply by their initials, JFK, LBJ, FDR, etc. And of course, Dubbya. 

[hobbitess]

Harold Macmillan SuperMac

[boaw]

The Great Commoner - William Pitt the Elder

[Hmmmmmmm]

Margarat Thatcher - The Grocer's Daughter. Milk Snatcher (many more unprintable!)