[Closed] Who would you rather be in charge right now?

Morgan Freeman - end of thread!

Klopp

the real life versions of everyone in Contagion, they all had their shit together, except Jude Law he was a dick.

Winters

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Gordon Brown

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onehundredthidiot
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SAL would seem like the less risky option tbf

Not sure if we dodged a bullet with Jeremy Corbyn, The Supreme High Overlord of All Fence Sitting Activities, not getting in to #10.

The scientist/experts.

For this, for the economy, for Brexit. How about utilising the people who actually study this stuff full time searching for best methods and sharing ideas.

Crocodile Dundee

Dave Brailsford.

He'd marginal gains the shit out of the infection whilst never becoming more agitated than a barely perceptible raise of an eyebrow.

He'd also definitely listen to the experts.

Brain Blessed

Is it time for the Flash Gordon quote yet?

Maggie..

wanders off to find spade...

Keir Starmer; Angela Merkel. Anyone who wasn’t a lying, self serving clown. Boris isn’t fit to be an MP let-alone PM.

Not sure if we dodged a bullet with Jeremy Corbyn, The Supreme High Overlord of All Fence Sitting Activities

Well you say that, but that was a carefully managed approach to being pulled in two directions at once. Ultimately what we need now, and in a different context hopefully more successful.

He'd also have had a different view of the government's role and would probably have been significantly more hands-on. Not saying I'd choose him out of everyone mind but probably better than Boris. He'd have just asked the scientists to run everything (which I think they are anyway).

Charlie Chaplin.

We’re all heading into the Brexit black & white void so we may as well have a little humour to help us fall into the pit of ignorance.

Thanos

Kofi Annan

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At least John "Hannibal" Smith had a plan.

Piers Corbyn.

Gordon Brown & Alistair Darling.

This was disturbingly prescient (from 2015)

https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_the_next_outbreak_we_re_not_ready?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

Thatcher.

[edit, spent too long considering the rest of my response and beaten to it]

Or Jannet from The Good Place, because the seeming complete absence of testing in this country is the one thing I'd like to have been done differently. How can they possibly know how far the virus has spread if the most up to date estimate of infection rates is to take the mortality rate and multiply it by 200 and get a 2 week old statistic, feels like we're relying on guesswork and luck to plan ahead.

Clearly our incumbent chancers aren’t imbuing anyone with much confidence

Polls show >50% of people think Comrade Boris is managing it effectively, which is a miracle / statistical anomaly. And Rasputin/Voldemort/Cummings rigid adherence to Science and evidence based policy can't be a completely bad thing.

See also Yes Minister, sometime in the 80s

" Sir Richard Wharton: “In stage one, we say nothing is going to happen.”

Sir Humphrey Appleby: “Stage two, we say something may be about to happen, but we should do nothing about it.”

Sir Richard Wharton: “In stage three, we say that maybe we should do something about it, but there’s nothing we can do.”

Sir Humphrey Appleby: “Stage four, we say maybe there was something we could have done, but it’s too late now.”"

Wasn't Yes Minister/Prime Minister frighteningly prophetic.

Tom from 'The good life'
We'd get through this situation with a cheery disposition and a slightly socially awkward neighbour to come round and fall in the mud wearing a yellow rain mac and hat.
Plus our first lady would be Felicity Kendall. Hubba Hubba

I'm all for chaos with Ed Miliband.

Gordon Brown & Alistair Darling.

And so much this. I said some things about Gordon Brown in the past that I'd happily take back in a heartbeat if I'd known what was to follow.

This might be unpopular, but Tony Blair would at least be decisive in this situation, unlike the current buffoon and his moronic Health Secretary.

That's a point.

If we're looking at past leaders, is Obama busy these days?

Josiah Bartlett

Dustin Hoffman, he has experience dealing with this kind of thing remember outbreak

Samuel Jackson as medical advisor mated with Clint Eastwood as PM

Seeing as Bojo is more like John Wayne

This might be unpopular, but Tony Blair would at least be decisive in this situation, unlike the current buffoon and his moronic Health Secretary.

Hitler was quite decisive 🙂 //Godwin//

And whilst I detest Blow Job, Cummins and the lizards in government I think Corbyn would still be trying to decide what biscuits to serve at the COBRA meeting.

Whilst I can think of many people better than the current crop, I'm struggling to pick any British politician from the last few years. So Obama.

Sean Dyche.

Mother of Dragons for the no mercy approach

and/or Jon Snore (Snow)

Duckula

+1 for Josiah Bartlett

Kylie. I’d do anything she said.

President Lindberg (5th element)
Gravitas and he listens to experts.

Or a Culture Mind.

Can’t believe no one has said Churchill. I mean history has been too kind to him, but he was quite the man for the crisis.

Other upsides, whiskey and cigar industries preserved. On the downside, might feel the urge to reverse partition.

Clement Attlee

Laurel and Hardy.

Mr Bronson

Politician: Merkel,

If she's busy, Jean Luc Picard

Nicola Sturgeon

slowoldman,I thought they were

Chuck Norris.

Anarchy gets my vote

Baldrick.

Obama

A Culture Mind

Or.... Mike Brierley

If choosing an ex PM I think I'd bring back Attlee for this gig.

Joey Barton or Danny dyer. Soon be sorted with a quick headbutt and a few choice words. Virus won't know what hit it.

Of our current leaders i'd choose Nicola Sturgeon (yeah I'm scottish but she's been far more decisive than boris, and id trust her to look after the population.

Of our recent past leaders i'd trust Tony Blair/Gordon Brown to do a better job than Boris (just forget the ****in war argument for one minute)

Of "dead pure fantasy" leaders id trust a conglomeration of Keir Hardie, Aneurin Bevin, Donald Dewar, John Smith -

Barry* & Paul - how much worse could they be?

To you. To me.

:o)

*RIP

Some great options.

I reckon we have the makings of a fantastic cabinet in here.

Clement Attlee

If choosing an ex PM I think I’d bring back Attlee for this gig.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner. Best PM ever.

After seeing their respective addresses to the nation tonight

Is there any chance that we could swap bozo for Macron?

Stalin, Mao, Ming the Merciless, Vlad the Impaler ...

Macron has talked the talk but no action....yet.
I go back, again, to my initial response - Gordon Brown & Alistair Darling.
They talked and acted; built a global consensus and made things happen; took responsibility.
No sign of that from any of the current politicos.

Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Ralf, Fozzy Bear et al.

I think we need to have a woman in charge of this clean up!

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And if we are all in agreement.........

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Nicola Sturgeon is doing quite well. She is way more capable than that Westminster lot.

David Miliband?

There are a whole load of “failed” politicians I’d rather see in a position to do things than the current highly “successful” ones.

Ruth Davidson

Surely it's now time for Lisa Simpson in the states.

I'd have Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling back, or failing that Maggie's puppet from Spitting Image, should be more convincing than de Pfeffel...

Shaun from Shaun of the dead.

Darth Vader.

Unlikely to happen though as he is currently self isolating due to a pre existing respiratory condition.

I think we need to have a woman in charge of this clean up!

Kim and/or Aggie if we can get them to talk to each other if not either would do a better job.
The ultimate gig clean the country.

Increasingly thinking that our next PM will be Jeremy Hunt, before we get to another general election.

I'm no Boris fan but he seems to be doing what he should and listening to the experts and allowing changes in plan as the situation evolves.

Richard Burgon.

Basil Brush.

Increasingly thinking that our next PM will be Jeremy Hunt, before we get to another general election.

Well old Mystic Unt has at least been sounding vaguely sensible over the last couple of days, but I don't think he has enough distance from the junior doctors and working hours thing. That will probably (rightly) come back to haunt him if he gets all high and mighty.

Don Logan

Malcolm Tucker

Dave Grohl.

Sigue sigue sputnik.

For all the difference it would make really.

Iron Man, 'cos... little missiles.