Opinion of Henry Campbell-Bannerman

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British Prime Minister (1905-1908)

The last British PM to win a majority. The first First Lord of the Treasury to be officially called "Prime Minister". The only PM to serve as the Father of the House simultaniously and, due to his impressive record on reforms, called ""Britain's first, and only, radical Prime Minister"".

Sadly, he seems largely forgotten today.

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British Prime Minister (1905-1908)

The last British PM to win a majority. The first First Lord of the Treasury to be officially called "Prime Minister". The only PM to serve as the Father of the House simultaniously and, due to his impressive record on reforms, called ""Britain's first, and only, radical Prime Minister"".

Sadly, he seems largely forgotten today.

You should probably note he is the last Liberal to receive a majority, unless you are ignoring Bonar Law, Baldwin, Attlee, Churchill etc.

And yes, a great man.

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A complete nonentity who's principle role as Prime Minister was to act as a block on the reforming tendencies of the New Liberals: they had to wait until Asquith (who was also on the right wing of the Liberal Party but, crucially, was more open to social reform for reasons that perhaps we should not linger on)* to take over to get much done.

_{*Asquith was an enthusiast for a particularly British variety of eugenics known as 'National Efficiency', something that was entirely compatible with moderate social reform for certain obvious reasons.}

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

British Prime Minister (1905-1908)

The last British PM to win a majority. The first First Lord of the Treasury to be officially called "Prime Minister". The only PM to serve as the Father of the House simultaniously and, due to his impressive record on reforms, called ""Britain's first, and only, radical Prime Minister"".

Sadly, he seems largely forgotten today.

You should probably note he is the last Liberal to receive a majority, unless you are ignoring Bonar Law, Baldwin, Attlee, Churchill etc.

And yes, a great man.

That's what I meant but didn't type the key word. Silly me.

OT: It's amusing that in all his three runs (1945, 1950 and 1951) Churchill never actually won a popular vote.

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