Rate the British PMs since 1900

[State Comptroller Atkins]

(With marks out of ten.)

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil - 6/10
Arthur Balfour - 5/10
Henry Campbell-Bannerman - 8/10
Herbert Asquith - 5/10
David Lloyd George - 7/10
Andrew Bonar Law - 4/10
Stanley Baldwin - 5/10
Ramsay MacDonald - 4/10
Neville Chamberlain - 5/10
Winston Churchill - 5/10
Clement Attlee - 8/10
Anthony Eden - 3/10
Harold Macmillan - 7/10
Alec Douglas-Home - 5/10
Harold Wilson - 8/10
Edward Heath - 5/10
James Callaghan - 6/10
Margaret Thatcher - 0 2/10
John Major - 5/10
Tony Blair - 5/10
Gordon Brown - 5/10
David Cameron  - 4/10

[Proud Lieberal from Northeast]

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil - 6/10

Huh?

I though Marquess of Salisbury was PM at the time.

[Vasall des Midas]

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil - 6/10

Huh?

I though Marquess of Salisbury was PM at the time.

That is correct. Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC.

[Vasall des Midas]

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil - 2/10
Arthur Balfour - 0/10
Henry Campbell-Bannerman - 0/10
Herbert Asquith - 1/10
David Lloyd George - 5/10
Andrew Bonar Law - 0/10
Stanley Baldwin - 0/10
Ramsay MacDonald - 0/10
Neville Chamberlain - 0/10
Winston Churchill - 1/10
Clement Attlee - 7/10
Anthony Eden - 0/10
Harold Macmillan - 2/10
Alec Douglas-Home - 0/10
Harold Wilson - 8/10
Edward Heath - 1/10
James Callaghan - 3/10
Margaret Thatcher - 0/10
John Major - 1/10
Tony Blair - 3/10
Gordon Brown - 2/10
David Cameron  - 0/10

According to my mood of the moment.
(As disgusting a piece of filth as Blair otherwise is, devolution will always count in his favor.)

[Sibboleth]

Mr National Efficiency was never known as Herbert, but by his initials (H.H.) in public and as Henry in private; 'Herbert Asquith' is a mistaken contemporary informality. For what little that's worth. He was an utter bastard, of course, one of the worst people to hold that particular office in the 20th century.

[You kip if you want to...]

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil - 5/10
Arthur Balfour - 4/10
Henry Campbell-Bannerman - 6/10
Herbert Asquith - 4/10
David Lloyd George - 7/10
Andrew Bonar Law - 4/10
Stanley Baldwin - 4/10
Ramsay MacDonald - 6/10
Neville Chamberlain - 1/10
Winston Churchill - 6/10
Clement Attlee - 9.5/10
Anthony Eden - 2/10
Harold Macmillan - 6.5/10
Alec Douglas-Home - 3/10
Harold Wilson - 9/10
Edward Heath - 4/10
James Callaghan - 5/10
Margaret Thatcher - 2/10
John Major - 3/10
Tony Blair - 8/10
Gordon Brown - 8/10
David Cameron  - 2/10

[J. J.]

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil - 10/10  (an opinion shared with Attlee, interestingly)
Arthur Balfour - 4/10
Henry Campbell-Bannerman - 8/10
Herbert Asquith - 9/10
David Lloyd George - 3/10
Andrew Bonar Law - 4/10
Stanley Baldwin - 2/10
Ramsay MacDonald - 7/10
Neville Chamberlain - 1/10
Winston Churchill - 9/10 (10/10 in his first premiership)
Clement Attlee - 5/10
Anthony Eden - 4/10
Harold Macmillan - 7/10
Alec Douglas-Home - 3/10
Harold Wilson - 8/10
Edward Heath - 6/10
James Callaghan - 2/10
Margaret Thatcher - 9/10
John Major - 6/10
Tony Blair - 7/10
Gordon Brown - 3/10
David Cameron  - 6/10

[I'm JewCon in name only.]

Only doing ones I know about.

Neville Chamberlain - 0/10
Winston Churchill - 10/10
Clement Attlee - 4/10
Anthony Eden - 3/10
Harold Macmillan - 7/10
Alec Douglas-Home - ?
Harold Wilson - 2/10
Edward Heath - ??
James Callaghan - ?
Margaret Thatcher - 9/10
John Major - 6/10
Tony Blair - 7/10
Gordon Brown - 3/10
David Cameron  - 1/10

[Vasall des Midas]

Mr National Efficiency was never known as Herbert, but by his initials (H.H.) in public and as Henry in private; 'Herbert Asquith' is a mistaken contemporary informality.

Or as wikipedia puts it, "in his younger days he was called Herbert within the family, but his second wife called him Henry. His biographer Stephen Koss entitled the first chapter of his biography "From Herbert to Henry", referring to upward social mobility and his abandonment of his Yorkshire Nonconformist roots with his second marriage. (this, presumably, is what makes him an utter bastard, my note.) However, in public, he was invariably referred to only as H. H. Asquith. "There have been few major national figures whose Christian names were less well known to the public," writes his biographer Roy Jenkins. His opponents gave him the nickname "Squiff" or "Squiffy", a derogatory reference to his fondness for drink."

[afleitch]

I think it's very sweet to see partisan loyalty especially towards really quite rubbish PM's

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil - 5/10
Arthur Balfour - 5/10
Henry Campbell-Bannerman - 6/10
Herbert Asquith - 5/10
David Lloyd George - 6/10
Andrew Bonar Law - 5/10
Stanley Baldwin - 6/10
Ramsay MacDonald - 4/10
Neville Chamberlain - 6/10
Winston Churchill - 6/10
Clement Attlee - 5/10
Anthony Eden - 3/10
Harold Macmillan - 9/10
Alec Douglas-Home - 6/10
Harold Wilson - 6/10
Edward Heath - 6/10
James Callaghan - 5/10
Margaret Thatcher - 8/10
John Major - 7/10
Tony Blair - 7/10
Gordon Brown - 4/10
David Cameron  - Can't rate right now, but between 7 and 8

[State Comptroller Atkins]

I think it's very sweet to see partisan loyalty especially towards really quite rubbish PM's

You talkin' to me?

[You kip if you want to...]

I think it's very sweet to see partisan loyalty especially towards really quite rubbish PM's

You talkin' to me?

In what world does Clem warrant a 5, while Maggs and Dave warrant 8s?

[Vasall des Midas]

In what world does Clement Attlee score lower than Neville Chamberlain?
Certainly not in any modern-day, democratic, Conservative's, one would think.

[oakvale]

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil - 5/10
Arthur Balfour - 3/10
Henry Campbell-Bannerman - 7/10
Herbert Asquith - 4/10
David Lloyd George - 4/10
Andrew Bonar Law - 4/10
Stanley Baldwin - 4/10
Ramsay MacDonald - 3/10
Neville Chamberlain - 2/10
Winston Churchill - 6/10
Clement Attlee - 9/10
Anthony Eden - 2/10
Harold Macmillan - 7/10
Alec Douglas-Home - 3/10
Harold Wilson - 7/10
Edward Heath - 4/10
James Callaghan - 4/10
Margaret Thatcher - 3/10
John Major - 4/10
Tony Blair - 8/10
Gordon Brown - 4/10
David Cameron  - 6/10

[RogueBeaver]

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil: 10/10
Arthur Balfour: 4/10
Henry Campbell-Bannerman: 5/10
H.H. Asquith: 1/10
David Lloyd George: 5/10
Andrew Bonar Law: 7/10
Stanley Baldwin: 5/10
Ramsay MacDonald: 3/10
Neville Chamberlain: 1/10
Winston Churchill: 9/10
Clement Attlee: 3/10
Anthony Eden: 2/10
Harold Macmillan: 7/10
Alec Douglas-Home: 4/10
Harold Wilson: 3/10
Edward Heath: 3/10
James Callaghan: 3/10
Margaret Thatcher: 9/10
John Major: 6/10
Tony Blair: 6/10
Gordon Brown: 4/10
David Cameron: 6/10

[Sibboleth]

His biographer Stephen Koss entitled the first chapter of his biography "From Herbert to Henry", referring to upward social mobility and his abandonment of his Yorkshire Nonconformist roots with his second marriage. (this, presumably, is what makes him an utter bastard, my note.)

That's what sealed the deal anyway. A year earlier he ordered the murder of striking miners at Featherstone.

[Gustaf]

Some of these are a bit arbitrary, because it's been a while since I brushed up my British political history.

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil - 3/10
Arthur Balfour - 5/10
Henry Campbell-Bannerman - 4/10
Herbert Asquith - 4/10
David Lloyd George - 7/10
Andrew Bonar Law - 3/10
Stanley Baldwin - 3/10
Ramsay MacDonald - 7/10
Neville Chamberlain - 2/10
Winston Churchill - 9/10
Clement Attlee - 9/10
Anthony Eden - 5/10
Harold Macmillan - 6/10
Alec Douglas-Home - 4/10
Harold Wilson - 6/10
Edward Heath - 2/10
James Callaghan - 4/10
Margaret Thatcher - 8/10
John Major - 5/10
Tony Blair - 7/10
Gordon Brown - 5/10
David Cameron  - 7/10




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[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil - 0/10 - on the grounds I dont know who this is, or, anything they did. - this applies to a few people, IE anyone with a 0.
Arthur Balfour - 0/10
Henry Campbell-Bannerman - 0/10
Herbert Asquith - 0/10
David Lloyd George - 9/10
Andrew Bonar Law - 0/10
Stanley Baldwin - 0/10
Ramsay MacDonald - 6/10
Neville Chamberlain - 2/10
Winston Churchill - 8/10
Clement Attlee - 8/10
Anthony Eden - 0/10
Harold Macmillan - 6/10
Alec Douglas-Home - 3/10
Harold Wilson - 7/10
Edward Heath - 5/10
James Callaghan - 7/10
Margaret Thatcher - 9/10
John Major - 7/10
Tony Blair - 10/10
Gordon Brown - 3/10
David Cameron  - 8/10 (so far)

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Totals.


Cecil   41
Balfour   26
Cam-Ban   38
Asquith   29
George   46
Law   26
Baldwin   25
MacDonald   34
Chamber   19
Churchill   63
Attlee   58
Eden   22
Macmillan   58
D-Home   28
Wilson   55
Heath   32
Callaghan   34
Thatcher   56
Major   47
Blair   60
Brown   33
Cameron   45.5



TOP

George   46
Churchill   63
Attlee   58
Macmillan   58
Wilson   55
Thatcher   56
Major   47
Blair   60
Cameron   45.5

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Obamaisdabest
Bias: Anti-Modern

Lewis
Bias: Anti-Conservative

Change08
Bias: Anti-Conservative

J.J.
Bias: none detected

Klecly
Bias: Anti-Socialist

afleitch
Bias: none detected

Oakvale
Bias: Anti Fiscal-Libertarian

RogueBeaver
Bias: Anti-Socialist

Gustaf
Bias: none detected

Teddy
Bias: none detected

[Χahar]

Attlee: Very good
Wilson: Good
Others: Varying shades of bad

[dialectical fetishist]

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil - 4/10
Arthur Balfour - 5/10
Henry Campbell-Bannerman - 5/10
Herbert Asquith - 5/10
David Lloyd George - 6/10
Andrew Bonar Law - 2/10
Stanley Baldwin - 3/10
Ramsay MacDonald - 2/10
Neville Chamberlain - 6/10
Winston Churchill - 6/10
Clement Attlee - 9/10
Anthony Eden - 2/10
Harold Macmillan - 6/10
Alec Douglas-Home - 5/10
Harold Wilson - 7/10
Edward Heath - 0/10
James Callaghan - 4/10
Margaret Thatcher - 0/10
John Major - 2/10
Tony Blair - 2/10
Gordon Brown - 4/10
David Cameron  - 0/10

[Supersonic]

An honest attempt to be non-hackish.

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil - Who?
Arthur Balfour - 5/10
Henry Campbell-Bannerman - 6/10
Herbert Asquith - 6.5/10
David Lloyd George - 8.5/10
Andrew Bonar Law - 5/10
Stanley Baldwin - 7/10
Ramsay MacDonald - 3/10
Neville Chamberlain - 6/10
Winston Churchill - 9.5/10
Clement Attlee - 9/10
Anthony Eden - 2/10
Harold Macmillan - 8/10
Alec Douglas-Home - 5/10
Harold Wilson - 7.5/10
Edward Heath - 3/10
James Callaghan - 3/10
Margaret Thatcher - 9/10
John Major - 6.5/10
Tony Blair - 8/10
Gordon Brown - 3/10
David Cameron  - 7/10

[The Mikado]

Attlee: 9/10
Everyone else: not as good as Attlee.

[dialectical fetishist]

Attlee: 9/10
Everyone else: not as good as Attlee.

This, pretty much.