Cleverest Politician in the Last 100 Years?
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genius Blair was a genius - granted he was a lying, slimy, manipulative, egotistical, hypocritical 
however as a politician he did his job (staying in power) brilliantly. The media, the opposition, rebel Labour MPs could not get anywhere near him.
The fact that he was part of the Iraq concealment yet still won a general election after this is outstanding. He may not have been the best for the nation but I'd put him right up there as 'cleverest'.
however as a politician he did his job (staying in power) brilliantly. The media, the opposition, rebel Labour MPs could not get anywhere near him.The fact that he was part of the Iraq concealment yet still won a general election after this is outstanding. He may not have been the best for the nation but I'd put him right up there as 'cleverest'.
bigdog3 said:
My vote goes to Tony Blair - the man is an evil genius.
Edited that for accuracy.A vile, self surving, power mad, lying hypocrite.
Clever yes, good for those around him and those who expect him to be an effective and good leader? Definately no.
Greatest leader = Churchill
Greatest politition = Tony Benn
Greatest PM = Thatcher, but to be honest, she does not have much competition. They have all had major problems.
Edited by Zaxxon on Thursday 10th November 18:56
Gorbachev - for his contribution to managing the (relatively) peaceful break up of the USSR and thawing of the cold war.
A fairly positive impact on the lives of millions by someone who was at times in a pretty precarious position himself, he provided a template for peaceful reform and must have had great political prowess to achieve that.
He may have started out as a communist but has always campaigned for greater democratic powers in Russia and still does.
A fairly positive impact on the lives of millions by someone who was at times in a pretty precarious position himself, he provided a template for peaceful reform and must have had great political prowess to achieve that.
He may have started out as a communist but has always campaigned for greater democratic powers in Russia and still does.
Probably Maggie. Dont particularly like her, but she played the miners with military precision.
Bliar has a natural gift, no doubt about it. He certainly comes across as the kind of person who could charm the knickers off a nun. Setting up Brown shouldnt be difficult though, and certainly wouldnt take much intelligence. Now, Brown, there's an idiot.
Bliar has a natural gift, no doubt about it. He certainly comes across as the kind of person who could charm the knickers off a nun. Setting up Brown shouldnt be difficult though, and certainly wouldnt take much intelligence. Now, Brown, there's an idiot.
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