The great and the good

[Bigfella]

Let's cheer ourselves up with a happy thread.  Who do you think is a diamond geezer/geezette, enriching the world with their knowledge and skills?  I propose David Attenborough, George Orwell and Greta Thunberg.  Controversial choice - Nicola Sturgeon.  Lots of Labour diehards in here, fair play, but I think she really cares.

[Fambo Number Mive]

Zara Sultana

[mothman]

Rory Stewart, obviously.

[Fambo Number Mive]

Rory Stewart, obviously.

Misread this as Rod Stewart.

Which one is the better Stewart?

[Chollis]

Juggy

[mothman]

Misread this as Rod Stewart.

Which one is the better Stewart?

God, that would be like trying to decide your favourite part of being hung, drawn or quartered.

[Pink Gregory]

George Orwell would be writing for the New Statesman or the Spectator if he was around today.  Or Spiked.

For all his snitching he did at least go out with the International Brigades with the express intention of doming some Falangist fash cunts.

[bgmnts]

George Orwell would be writing for the New Statesman or the Spectator if he was around today.  Or Spiked.

For all his snitching he did at least go out with the International Brigades with the express intention of doming some Falangist fash cunts.

Wasn't he a democratic socialist? Are Statesman and Spectator into that?

His real surname was Blair though, which is ominous!

[Bigfella]

Rory Stewart, obviously.

Well played mate, I expected the first joky suggestion to be trump or boris.

[Sebastian Cobb]

One's a Tory and the other was described by Ronnie Wood as 'tighter than two coats of paint', so it's probably much of a muchness.

[Pink Gregory]

Wasn't he a democratic socialist? Are Statesman and Spectator into that?

His real surname was Blair though, which is ominous!

So he said, but this was between/during the wars. 

[Bigfella]

Zara Sultana

Is there still a good few old school lefties down in England? I'd imagine some became disillusioned and jacked it in or got expelled.

[checkoutgirl]

your favourite part of being hung

Having a big knob.

[bgmnts]

So he said, but this was between/during the wars.

Was be fibbing!?

To be fair one of my heroes is Aneurin Bevan. I learnt recently he was cremated in a crematorium literally down the road. The fact his corpse was burned in my town is such an honour.

[mothman]

                        Well played mate, I expected the first joky suggestion to be trump or boris.

Soz Bf, didn't want to derail your thread! And yes wor Rory seemed like a good (joke) one given how beloved he is to certain types.

Having a big knob.

Should have seen that... *sigh* ... coming.

One's a Tory and the other was described by Ronnie Wood as 'tighter than two coats of paint', so it's probably much of a muchness.

I'll put you under "quartering."

[Echo Valley 2-6809]

To be fair one of my heroes is Aneurin Bevan. I learnt recently he was cremated in a crematorium literally down the road. The fact his corpse was burned in my town is such an honour.

Literally a man of Celtic fire then (better than those bovine Anglo-Saxons).

[poo]

Viceroy Ian Beef, High Commander of Australialand

[Mr Farenheit]

Neville Southall

[phantom_power]

Bob Mortimer
Billy Bragg
Josie Long
Al Needham
James Acaster

[Fambo Number Mive]

Jeremy Corbyn
Dennis Skinner
Diane Abbott
Marcus Rashford
Tom Robinson

Mr Blobby

[Kankurette]

Neville Southall

This. And Peter Reid.

[idunnosomename]

Percy

[jamiefairlie]

Was be fibbing!?

To be fair one of my heroes is Aneurin Bevan. I learnt recently he was cremated in a crematorium literally down the road. The fact his corpse was burned in my town is such an honour.

Clem Attlee

[Echo Valley 2-6809]

Father Teresa.

The wife got all the plaudits but he was always there to give her a foot massage in the evening.

[Cold Meat Platter]

Great Scott and Good Christ

[Cuellar]

Martin Carthy

Had another cracker there but I've forgotten it.