Clearly our incumbent chancers aren't imbuing anyone with much confidence, so who would you rather be in charge of the UK, or indeed, the world?
Answers can be real, fictional, alive or dead.
I reckon Heseltine would have been pretty good in a crisis, with sufficient believable gravitas, or failing that then Morgan Freeman could have a go.
Although frankly Sponge Bob Squarepants would look more appealing than Boris.
Morgan Freeman - end of thread!
Klopp
the real life versions of everyone in Contagion, they all had their shit together, except Jude Law he was a dick.
Winters
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Gordon Brown
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onehundredthidiot
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SAL would seem like the less risky option tbf
Not sure if we dodged a bullet with Jeremy Corbyn, The Supreme High Overlord of All Fence Sitting Activities, not getting in to #10.
The scientist/experts.
For this, for the economy, for Brexit. How about utilising the people who actually study this stuff full time searching for best methods and sharing ideas.
Crocodile Dundee
Dave Brailsford.
He'd marginal gains the shit out of the infection whilst never becoming more agitated than a barely perceptible raise of an eyebrow.
He'd also definitely listen to the experts.
Brain Blessed
Is it time for the Flash Gordon quote yet?
Maggie..
wanders off to find spade...
Keir Starmer; Angela Merkel. Anyone who wasn’t a lying, self serving clown. Boris isn’t fit to be an MP let-alone PM.
Not sure if we dodged a bullet with Jeremy Corbyn, The Supreme High Overlord of All Fence Sitting Activities
Well you say that, but that was a carefully managed approach to being pulled in two directions at once. Ultimately what we need now, and in a different context hopefully more successful.
He'd also have had a different view of the government's role and would probably have been significantly more hands-on. Not saying I'd choose him out of everyone mind but probably better than Boris. He'd have just asked the scientists to run everything (which I think they are anyway).
Charlie Chaplin.
We’re all heading into the Brexit black & white void so we may as well have a little humour to help us fall into the pit of ignorance.
Thanos
Kofi Annan
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At least John "Hannibal" Smith had a plan.
Piers Corbyn.
Gordon Brown & Alistair Darling.
This was disturbingly prescient (from 2015)
Thatcher.
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Or Jannet from The Good Place, because the seeming complete absence of testing in this country is the one thing I'd like to have been done differently. How can they possibly know how far the virus has spread if the most up to date estimate of infection rates is to take the mortality rate and multiply it by 200 and get a 2 week old statistic, feels like we're relying on guesswork and luck to plan ahead.
Clearly our incumbent chancers aren’t imbuing anyone with much confidence
Polls show >50% of people think Comrade Boris is managing it effectively, which is a miracle / statistical anomaly. And Rasputin/Voldemort/Cummings rigid adherence to Science and evidence based policy can't be a completely bad thing.
See also Yes Minister, sometime in the 80s
" Sir Richard Wharton: “In stage one, we say nothing is going to happen.”
Sir Humphrey Appleby: “Stage two, we say something may be about to happen, but we should do nothing about it.”
Sir Richard Wharton: “In stage three, we say that maybe we should do something about it, but there’s nothing we can do.”
Sir Humphrey Appleby: “Stage four, we say maybe there was something we could have done, but it’s too late now.”"
Wasn't Yes Minister/Prime Minister frighteningly prophetic.
Tom from 'The good life'
We'd get through this situation with a cheery disposition and a slightly socially awkward neighbour to come round and fall in the mud wearing a yellow rain mac and hat.
Plus our first lady would be Felicity Kendall. Hubba Hubba
I'm all for chaos with Ed Miliband.
Gordon Brown & Alistair Darling.
And so much this. I said some things about Gordon Brown in the past that I'd happily take back in a heartbeat if I'd known what was to follow.
This might be unpopular, but Tony Blair would at least be decisive in this situation, unlike the current buffoon and his moronic Health Secretary.
That's a point.
If we're looking at past leaders, is Obama busy these days?
Josiah Bartlett
Dustin Hoffman, he has experience dealing with this kind of thing remember outbreak
Samuel Jackson as medical advisor mated with Clint Eastwood as PM
Seeing as Bojo is more like John Wayne
This might be unpopular, but Tony Blair would at least be decisive in this situation, unlike the current buffoon and his moronic Health Secretary.
Hitler was quite decisive 🙂 //Godwin//
And whilst I detest Blow Job, Cummins and the lizards in government I think Corbyn would still be trying to decide what biscuits to serve at the COBRA meeting.
Whilst I can think of many people better than the current crop, I'm struggling to pick any British politician from the last few years. So Obama.
Sean Dyche.
Mother of Dragons for the no mercy approach
and/or Jon Snore (Snow)
Duckula
+1 for Josiah Bartlett
Kylie. I’d do anything she said.
President Lindberg (5th element)
Gravitas and he listens to experts.
Or a Culture Mind.
Can’t believe no one has said Churchill. I mean history has been too kind to him, but he was quite the man for the crisis.
Other upsides, whiskey and cigar industries preserved. On the downside, might feel the urge to reverse partition.
Clement Attlee
