Who was the best Prime Minister of the UK post-1945

Poll - Total Votes: 50

Clement Attlee

Winston Churchill (NB: for 1951-1955 only, not his leadership of the war coalition)

Anthony Eden

Harold Macmillan

Alec Douglas-Home

Harold Wilson

Ted Heath

Jim Callaghan

Margaret Thatcher

John Major

Tony Blair

Gordon Brown

David Cameron

Theresa May

Boris Johnson

Liz Truss

Rishi Sunak

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JasminD · 22-25, F

I was going to vote for Tony Blair, being a Labour leader that I think did some good in this country, irrespective of your stance on the whole Iraq war, but seeing people's posts and comments on Clement Attlee, I've just read up on him.

Wow! Hell of a guy. Started so many good initiatives when this country was deep in the mire after winning WWII (proof, I guess, that there's no winners in wars). So, I voted for him.

Think we need a person like him in this day and age.

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OldBrit · 61-69, M

@JasminD too true we don't have truly inspirational leaders any more he was one i of them.

We could certainly do with some of his spirit in leaders now.

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@JasminD Tony Blair is certainly in my top three. For many years I associated him with the Good Friday agreement and achieving a generation of peace in Northern Ireland. More recently, however, I have learned that the foundations were laid by John Major through five years of really difficult personal diplomacy with politicians in Ireland.

Clement Attlee was the perfect consensus politician for building a new society after the war.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@JasminD Tony Blair. AKA Bill Clinton in drag.

Can't seem to remember or find who it was who came up with that one originally.