The Historical Writers Association have voted! Worst PM in last 100 years:
1. Thatcher (24%)
2. Cameron (22%)
3. Chamberlain (17%)
4. Blair (11%)
https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...turys-worst-pm
Former HWA chair Manda Scott said she voted for Thatcher for reasons of “neoliberalism, de-industrialisation, free-market ideology, Scottish poll tax, selling council houses and failing to act on early stages of global warming”, while the historical crime writer DE Meredith said that Thatcher “spawned a terrible lack of compassion at the heart of British politics, which we still live with today”
“David Cameron is a mediocrity who’s single-handedly brought on the UK’s biggest crisis in 75 years,” said the author Tom Harper, programming chair of the Harrogate History festival, which will take place from 20-23 October. “Neville Chamberlain had to contend with Hitler, Eden with Nasser: Cameron couldn’t see off Nigel Farage.”
If I was a xenophobic hedge-fund manager with a liking for champaign and a dislike of pigs, I might disagree with this!