Still Waters 50,894 #1 Posted August 31, 2020 Jeremy Corbyn has been voted the best prime minister Britain never had. The former Labour leader, who led the party to its worst general election defeat since the 1930s back in December, triumphed in a Twitter poll by Times Radio. Mr Corbyn, MP for Islington North, came out on top ahead of former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy in the final vote, with 57.7%. Presenter Matt Chorley's "World Cup of Best PMs We Never Had" saw some 12,300 votes cast. https://news.sky.com/story/jeremy-corbyn-former-labour-leader-voted-best-prime-minister-britain-never-had-12060443 1 2 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevewinn 12,308 #2 Posted August 31, 2020 twitter poll. need i say more, 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acute 66,219 #3 Posted August 31, 2020 David Miliband would be my choice. The Labour Party chose the wrong brother. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanjo 6,567 #4 Posted August 31, 2020 That's hilarious, he led Labour to it's greatest defeat since the 30's, losing constituencies that had never voted Tory for decades and they think he would be a good PM...laughable... 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAyMO 5,482 #5 Posted August 31, 2020 A meaningless poll - like Arthur being voted best 'never' king. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
L.A.T.1961 1,818 #6 Posted August 31, 2020 I would probably go for John Smith but the vote does damn with faint praise. The best of the losers is not a great accolade especially in politics where winning is everything. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spartan max2 17,342 #7 Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) Idk the stats in the U.K. but I saw a stat once showing how only about 20-30 percent of the population in the U.S even had a Twitter account. Which makes it almost dystopian how media will focus so much on what's Twitter does. Edit: here we go. 22 percent of U.S adults https://www.omnicoreagency.com/twitter-statistics/ Edited August 31, 2020 by spartan max2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cookie Monster 8,030 #8 Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Still Waters said: Jeremy Corbyn has been voted the best prime minister Britain never had. The former Labour leader, who led the party to its worst general election defeat since the 1930s back in December, triumphed in a Twitter poll by Times Radio. Mr Corbyn, MP for Islington North, came out on top ahead of former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy in the final vote, with 57.7%. Presenter Matt Chorley's "World Cup of Best PMs We Never Had" saw some 12,300 votes cast. https://news.sky.com/story/jeremy-corbyn-former-labour-leader-voted-best-prime-minister-britain-never-had-12060443 So 7000 of those 12300 were Corbinites? YouGov rated Corbyn from its polls as the worst PM there has never been. I agree with that one lol. Edited August 31, 2020 by Cookie Monster 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
itsnotoutthere 4,883 #9 Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) Some sort of joke right? Boy, is that bar set low. Would that make Diane Abbott the best deputy PM we never had......gawd. Edited August 31, 2020 by itsnotoutthere 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
and then 46,607 #10 Posted August 31, 2020 1 hour ago, spartan max2 said: Idk the stats in the U.K. but I saw a stat once showing how only about 20-30 percent of the population in the U.S even had a Twitter account. Which makes it almost dystopian how media will focus so much on what's Twitter does. Edit: here we go. 22 percent of U.S adults https://www.omnicoreagency.com/twitter-statistics/ Best example of an "echo chamber" as I've ever seen. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
itsnotoutthere 4,883 #11 Posted August 31, 2020 1 minute ago, and then said: Best example of an "echo chamber" as I've ever seen. Second best would be The Guardian followed swiftly by the BBC. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Essan 7,514 #12 Posted August 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Still Waters said: Jeremy Corbyn has been voted the best prime minister Britain never had. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Essan 7,514 #13 Posted August 31, 2020 2 hours ago, acute said: David Miliband would be my choice. The Labour Party chose the wrong brother. I Know what you mean, Certainly much better than his useless brother. But in recent times I think most people would agree it was John Smith. How the world might have been different ..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acute 66,219 #14 Posted August 31, 2020 37 minutes ago, Essan said: But in recent times I think most people would agree it was John Smith. Yes, I forgot about John Smith. He was a big loss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
itsnotoutthere 4,883 #15 Posted August 31, 2020 Tony Benn 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acute 66,219 #16 Posted August 31, 2020 3 hours ago, itsnotoutthere said: Tony Benn I wonder about Tony Benn. I didn't hear much I didn't agree with, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cookie Monster 8,030 #17 Posted September 1, 2020 What about the most unpopular Prime Minster there has been? Gordan Brown wins that no contest. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
