British Pms

[Farriercm]

Who was the most unpopular Prime Minister of all time in the UK.

[tonyav]

Thatcher imo, during my working life I have always seemed to earn more money when there as been a labour gov in office.

[ludwig]

So, as I was saying, Thatcher is the most divisive, not the most unpopular.

[tonyav]

Well she was unpopular with me anyway, ludwig. Three times in fact.

[Farriercm]

mikey, will talk to you later, I am just orf to the Con Club for a few G AND Ts

[ToraToraTora]

As I've often said if you aren't upsetting the socialists and the anti British then you ain't doing your job. Popular PMs just don't do any major changes. Any change wll upset some group or other. Can't make an omlette without breaking eggs. With MrsT the medicine was harsh but didn't the patient need it.

[naomi24]

Tony, The question is who was the most unpopular Prime Minister - not which one did you, personally, like least.

[tonyav]

No.

[tonyav]

naomi24
Tony, The question is who was the most unpopular Prime Minister - not which one did you, personally, like least.


Sorry naomi, can't think of one less popular.

[tonyav]

Or is it a regional thing !

[naomi24]

But that can't be right, Tony. She served three consecutive periods, so she couldn't have been as unpopular as you seem to think she was.

[naomi24]

//Or is it a regional thing ! //

What do you mean?

[tonyav]

She certainly was in my area, naomi.

[tonyav]

//Or is it a regional thing ! //

What do you mean?


Probably a lot more popular south of Watford gap than she was north of it.

[naomi24]

That's irrelevant. Your area is only one area. She won three elections.

[tonyav]

Yes your right naomi, north of Watford gap is only one area but so is south of Watford gap.

[Farriercm]

How much of tax payers money did THATCHER spend on Mark, the Gun runner , Her little son ,who could do no wrong in THATCHERS Eyes. What a Lady?

[jim360]

If we're basing popularity or otherwise on how long the PM serves then Alec Douglas-Home presumably jumps to the top of the list. But then not that far behind him was Anthony Eden and I think he was about as popular as PMs get, at least with the people.

[naomi24]

Tony, I've always lived south of Watford Gap - and I utterly detested her - but then the red mist of an unworkable and out-dated Labour philosophy was clouding my judgement. That said, my personal opinion of her at that time doesn't make her the most unpopular Prime Minister.

(What is it with some northerners banging on constantly about a north/south divide? It's a prejudice that I really don't understand that at all).

[naomi24]

Jim, Mrs Thatcher was the longest serving Prime Minister of the 20th century.

[tonyav]

Probably because most of the industries that she destroyed are north of Watford gap.