Who's your favourite battleaxe?

I liked Nor Batty - now there was a battleaxe!

Gladys Emanuel.. I liked her! Open All hours district nurse

Margaret Thatcher she is not my favourite battleaxe..... she is just a battleaxe !!!!

Christine Hamilton.

mickey Deirdre's mum, Blanche was great wasn't she.

I don't like the term but surely Nora Batty takes the prize?

Julie Birchall and Deirdre's mum in Corrie (now passed away)

Oiii !!!!

I too say Betty but I did like MO Mowlem (is that correct spelling). Today's battle axes such as Harriet Harmen, the Eagles sisters etc., all lack credability. Is there a good honest battle axe today, I don't think so.

I thought of Betty Boothroyd as well but I think my all time favourite must be JO4

Betty Boothroyde she is a force to be reckoned with and Widders ofcourse.

The nun who taught Latin. She invited me to share the contents of an exercise book [in which I was writing a perfectly innocent love story]. Her eyebrows hit the ceiling at the close of paragraph one and she frog-marched me to Mother Superior's room for a right royal lecture.

My primary school headmistress when at work - but she a softie underneath off duty

They're rare these days aren't they. Peggy Mount, Ena Sharples, Stephanie Cole and my Matron at the hospital that I did my nurse training. She was terrifying - when on the rare occasion you had to see her one -to -one used to make my heart hammer in my chest.

I'm quite fond of Widders. I have met her a couple of times, and heard her speak. We have nothing in common politically, socially or religious-ly, but she is totally straight, sticks to what she believes in and doesn't suffer fools gladly.

OK. Get real!

Madge from Benidorm

Mildred, from George and Mildred.

You have a point there, Jingle

I think we're much more able to do our own battleaxe-ing these days. What with forums, facebook, e-petitions, etc. Perhaps we no longer need anyone in particular doing it for us.

Lots of historical ones here, are there any present day ones apart from the MEP and SNP? Maybe Ross Altman but she doesn't come across very battleaxey although she does seem to get her point well made.

How about Bessie Bradock!

Ooh yes, Stephanie Cole. I think she's fab!

Absolutely Peggy Mount the queen of them all and my mother's role model.