headfirst - MemberIf only John Smith hadn't come to such a premature demise, how different things might have worked out...
Indeed - the best prime minister we never had and I am sure he would have got the majority - to say it was Blairs doing that he got a majority is simple historical revisionism. A pint of sour milk could have been labour leader at that point ans still got a majority so hated, weak and disorganised were the tory party
the best prime minister we never had
Buried on Iona and still widely admired. For Bliar's religious fervour, I doubt he'll ever match that.
OK, I'll nominate Tim Boswell the MP for Daventry, as an honest and likeable decent constituency MP. He lives locally, he supports and is knowledgeable of local charities, worked hard for mental health support, didn't even get tangled up in all the expenses row. He's a deeply blue conservative, but had a couple of very interesting chats with him regarding equal rights and the Human rights convention. He's stepping down this year, and it's our loss TBH.
Ah, honest John Prescott, the peoples polititian......Trustworthy John who slammed his secretary over the desk
It is in fact the slamming his secretary over his desk thing that I admire him for, that and the fact that he has always been a man with human frailty unhidden. So yep I do tend to trust someone like that rather than some shiny twunt with a constructed image which is only ever going to end in disappointment.
Personally I tend to judge my politicians on a "let him who is without sin cast the first stone" basis. Far less disappointing that way. Even then I can still only think of 3 with 2 poor runners up in my entire lifetime.
Unleashing his human frailty... 
No matter how much the press tried to drag Prescott into the gutter with them (and he gave plenty of opportunities all by himself), I still liked him. He had to stand up in the parliament we all hold so dear while entitled, inbred cocks on the other side shouted "gin and tonic steward" at him. That's still the "backbone" (like the tories really have one anyway) of the Tory Party - that's what most of them are really like to me.
Charles Kennedy and the sadly departed John Smith.
I like Charles because he's a real person. Who wants to be governed by perfect people when we ourselves are imperfect. I want to be governed by those who understand human frailty.
we ourselves are imperfect
I applaud this remarkable show of modesty on STW
I like Charles because he's a real person
Indeed. Compare his nervous but endearing appearance on HIGNFY - compared with, say, the horror that was Alan Duncan.
prescott is thick as pig shit and only got anywhere as he brought the unions with him
deadlydarcy - Memberwe ourselves are imperfect
I applaud this remarkable show of modesty on STW
....Well, of course when I said "we" I meant "you", I'm perfect but I'll allow others to be imperfect....
a trustworthy and likeable MP?
It is in fact the slamming his secretary over his desk thing that I admire him for, that and the fact that he has always been a man with human frailty unhidden. So yep I do tend to trust someone like that rather than some shiny twunt with a constructed image which is only ever going to end in disappointment.
So you'd trust a man who can't even be honest with his own wife?
prescott is thick as pig shit and only got anywhere as he brought the unions with him
Not sure about thick but certainly ignorant.
Parky is a right wing, grumpy old goat.
So you'd trust a man who can't even be honest with his own wife?
Rather than one that got up on his high chair and pretended he wouldn't given the right opportunity, now thats someone I definately wouldn't trust!
Not sure about thick but certainly ignorant.
Interesting comment on a man who has in fact hauled himself a long way up and went to Ruskin College and gained a degree at Hull university at a time when if you were very lucky perhaps only 2% of the population were likely to be able to do that.
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