Jeremy’s successor

[sinkov]

Shouldn't you add Jared O'Mara to the list BT, he appears to encapsulate everything Labour stands for, and is clearly very popular with his colleagues.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Shouldn't you add Jared O'Mara to the list BT, he appears to encapsulate everything Labour stands for, and is clearly very popular with his colleagues.

I think we are trying to work the oracle sinkov and like I said, I hope a photogenic person with a broad political appeal will emerge. Blair did it, swiftly followed by Cameron. Pity they both turned out to be vacuous airheads.

[1959_60]

I think we are trying to work the oracle sinkov and like I said, I hope a photogenic person with a broad political appeal will emerge. Blair did it, swiftly followed by Cameron. Pity they both turned out to be vacuous airheads.

And this is one of the things that is wrong with modern politics.

Instead of picking a leader on talent and gravitas, it is more important to look slick and attractive.

I'm sorry BT, but it is a very shallow way to run our affairs - but there is a lot of truth in what you say.

There could be someone capable of being the best PM we have ever had, but if they are pig-ugly then they will not have a chance.

As a nation we have succumbed to the advertising agencies.

[oldcolner]

And this is one of the things that is wrong with modern politics.

Instead of picking a leader on talent and gravitas, it is more important to look slick and attractive.

I'm sorry BT, but it is a very shallow way to run our affairs - but there is a lot of truth in what you say.

There could be someone capable of being the best PM we have ever had, but if they are pig-ugly then they will not have a chance.

As a nation we have succumbed to the advertising agencies.

I wonder how Churchill with his age looks, stutter and inability to say his esses would fare these days.

[1959_60]

I wonder how Churchill with his age looks, stutter and inability to say his esses would fare these days.

Who do you think would have been the best PM we never had? Say, over the last 30 years?

I would say...

John Smith (Labour)
Paddy Pants-Down (Lib Dem)
Vince Cable (Lib Dem)
Michael Hezeltine (Tory)

Trouble is...our best talent very rarely goes into politics these days. They can earn much more money and not be subject to extreme personal media scrutiny by getting an "ordinary" job.

The next PM is actually very scary when you look at the possibilities. For the Tories we have Rees-Mogg or Boris, for Labour it is sure to be one of the lunatics who have taken over the asylum.

One day soon the population will finally come to it's senses and we will have a more sensible choice - but for now the "middle ground" is not where many voters want to be.