How would you rank the last 6 British Prime Minister's

Cameron gets my vote as very worst PM. Not only for the Brexit referendum but also for the appalling and utterly illogical austerity policy post 2010 which speeded up the work that Thatcher had started to bring public services to their knees and tame the workforce by emasculating the unions and keep wages low.

It’s impossible to place Truss because she was such a nonsensical nonentity. It wasn’t even her who crashed the economy, it was the Bank of England but she made a handy scapegoat because nobody would ever believe that the BoE could make a mistake.

So, second to Cameron comes Johnson. Others have said sufficient about him, I don’t need to repeat it.

May next because she was led by the nose by dreadful advisers and Starmer, IMO, should share that spot for exactly the same reason.

Which puts Sunak in the best light (much to my surprise)

All at net zero except Truss: she's a minus zero.

Starmer

Lied to membership about 10 pledges then ditched them when PM. Continued to lie.

Promised change but just focused on getting rid of the left, factional, authoritarian, even anti racist Jewish people who showed support for the plight of the Palistinian people.

Participated in Gaza genocide by supplying arms spy flights diplomatic cover.

Allowed USA to use our air bases so was involved in Iran war.

Arrested people many elderly for support of Palestine against genocide.

The hardest decision the UN had to make was not to name all the thousands of children the IDF killed, while it completed its report, even though in death they should be remembered and named, it was because if they did the IDF would go after their families and kill them too. The families have suffered enough the UN didn't want to add to their suffering.

Also Cameron who said No top down reorganisation of our NHS, when in government he did just that with the Health and Social Care Act
And austerity.

What's happening now in our NHS thousands are dying in corridor care MPs are not mentioning this or doing anything about it.

Why not just answer the question and rank them?

I agree with Lemonjam's order, and with her rationale.

Casdon

Why not just answer the question and rank them?

The first worst Starmer then Cameron then Borris the others any order after them.

M0nica

Casdon

Worst to Best summed up in a few words:

Truss - totally clueless
Johnson - dishonest grifter
Cameron - weak cruiser
Starmer - well intentioned terrible communicator
Sunak - well intentioned but the ship had already sunk

This is not about my politics, as I don’t agree with the politics of Sunak, purely about PM ability.

The road to hell is paved with Good Intentions.

Casdon you missed out May😃

An interesting survey.

Whoops, I missed her by mistake Oreo, sorry. I’d put her between Cameron and Starmer, and categorise her as Beleaguered stool pigeon. I liked her as a person, but I felt she never stood a chance from day 1.

I’d rank Truss the worst, then it would be

5. Johnson - lied and lied
4. Cameron - Brexit and running away
3. May, not too bad, but hardly memorable
I’ve tied Sunak and Starmer, both very well intentioned, both actually appear to be honest decent me , but again weak in too many ways and imo crucified by the media.

All a bit of a mess really, but I don’t think any other party, including Reform, can afford to be complacent. The three of our children who discuss politics and take a huge interest have moved their allegiances from Labour to Green.

Plevey08

I've been reading how there needs to be a big change re the type of people entering politics. Some saying that savvy business people need to be more involved, particularly regarding how to support, enable and guide business model's so that our country can benefit from excellence.

Running a country though is about so much more than running a business.

I agree that we would benefit from a couple of really successful and driven business ministers, maybe acting as Chancellor and deputy PM.

Cossy

Plevey08

I've been reading how there needs to be a big change re the type of people entering politics. Some saying that savvy business people need to be more involved, particularly regarding how to support, enable and guide business model's so that our country can benefit from excellence.

Running a country though is about so much more than running a business.

I agree that we would benefit from a couple of really successful and driven business ministers, maybe acting as Chancellor and deputy PM.

I agree. Running the country and navigating domestic and international politics is way different from running a business or any other career as we saw in Starmer. He was highly successful in his Legal career but lacked political experience and political savvy.

Those with business success can de drafted in by governments to offer business advice- Like Timpson et al and be most useful.

Politics does attract those with business success. Sunak, Truss and Reeves came from corporate business, financial services backgrounds.

Before Chancellor, RR had NO government experience however had 14 years experience as an MP.

Truss was first. elected as an MP 2010, and held various junior ministerial roles till first senior role as Justice Secretary 2016/17.

Sunak first elected as an MP 2015 and worked in several government roles, including Chancellor during Covid but resigned 2022.

Posters can decide for themselves whether RR, Truss and Sunak's business success equipped them well for PM and Chancellor roles and lead to good business models so the country benefited from excellence.

LemonJam

Cossy

Plevey08

I've been reading how there needs to be a big change re the type of people entering politics. Some saying that savvy business people need to be more involved, particularly regarding how to support, enable and guide business model's so that our country can benefit from excellence.

Running a country though is about so much more than running a business.

I agree that we would benefit from a couple of really successful and driven business ministers, maybe acting as Chancellor and deputy PM.

I agree. Running the country and navigating domestic and international politics is way different from running a business or any other career as we saw in Starmer. He was highly successful in his Legal career but lacked political experience and political savvy.

Those with business success can de drafted in by governments to offer business advice- Like Timpson et al and be most useful.

Politics does attract those with business success. Sunak, Truss and Reeves came from corporate business, financial services backgrounds.

Before Chancellor, RR had NO government experience however had 14 years experience as an MP.

Truss was first. elected as an MP 2010, and held various junior ministerial roles till first senior role as Justice Secretary 2016/17.

Sunak first elected as an MP 2015 and worked in several government roles, including Chancellor during Covid but resigned 2022.

Posters can decide for themselves whether RR, Truss and Sunak's business success equipped them well for PM and Chancellor roles and lead to good business models so the country benefited from excellence.

I had a lot of time for Timpson Snr until he supported vote leave .