Off Topic 50 years on...what are your memories or thoughts of the man ?

Yet he invited Braddock on to the commission which saw the setting up of the Mental Health Act. He also with another political opposite, Ernie Bevin during the war. Obviously able to put party politics aside for the greater good unlike many, especially today.

The story you quote is often referred to as involving Nancy Astor, though shecwan't " disgustingly ugly".
Though she was the one who said "If I was married to the Right Honourable gentleman I would poison his coffee" to which he replied " If I was married to the Right Honourable lady I would most certainly drink it."

 

Yes, I always thought it was Lady Astor myself but I took the quote from Wiki.
There have been better looking women in parliament I suppose but she was a 'mean-machine' when she got going.

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My Czech in-laws don't seem to have any issues with Winston (as a slight aside, my father-in-law seems to love spitfires and the RAF). They're not so keen on Neville.

 

Phil Neville? Me either.

 

Churchill was never the same in the ads after they dropped Vic Reeves as the voice actor, as for the politician, I think the good outweighs the bad, and there was a lot of bad before his crowning achievements

 

And was the only one to bring peace to Northern Island. Not much discussed or remembered.

 

Blair not Churchill.

 

He's the only Prime Minister I'd want to be in the company of for a night of drinking and talking. Fascinating character.

Can you imagine having to spend an evening with Blair, Brown, Cameron or Major? Talk about tedious.

 

What Ernie said.

Brilliant war time leader who was prone to mistakes but exactly what we needed. A real character too; I'd have him over any of the current crock of ****e calling themselves politicians today.

 

I'd like to go for a drink with Andrew Bonar Law.

Just to ask him 'Andy, mate, did the other boys take the piss out of your name at school?'


Or William Gladstone.

We could go trawling the streets of London together, looking for prostitutes to 'rehabilitate'.


Or Lloyd George.

Welsh, pisshead, shagger. That's a great night out.



I reckon an evening with a British Prime Minister wouldn't be as boring as you think.

 

I did think of Lloyd George straight after i posted but seen as only Stan will remember voting for him...

 

He knew my father.

Lloyd George.

Not Stan.

 

Oi!

 

'Kin hells bell's, even Bob would decline a go on that behemoth.

She must have weighed 20 odd ston.

 

Father knew Lloyd George.

 

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If your father knew this George bloke and Ern's old man knew this George bloke as well then they might know each other?

 

This hits nail on 'ead

 

I think because he did not take any action to defend them when Germany invaded prior to the war starting and also after the Yalta conference allowing it to be carved up.

 

The soppy twats should have defended themselves then and not expect Winston to send our lads to do it for them.

**** 'em.

 

Oh yeah I read about that on the Internet too they're all lizards aren't they?