Reply With QuoteMy vote is for The Queen
Look at all the stuff she’s done for this country and the Commonwealth alongside Phil the Greek
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That list wouldn't be allowed, as you have no woman in there. You will be hounded out of all media outlets if you presented them with that listOriginally Posted by blueblade
My vote is for The Queen
Look at all the stuff she’s done for this country and the Commonwealth alongside Phil the Greek
Peter Whittingham
Paul McCartney.
And a few on here
Neil Warnock.
Les Dennis deserves more recognition than he's received in this thread. I'd nominate the recent winner of this year's series of Love Island as the greatest living Briton.
I'm reminded of a recent survey that was published that asked British, American and Chinese kids what they aspired to be. The top pick either side of the pond was to become a youtuber while the Chinese hoped to be an astronaut.
We must wonder how many years it will take before it's the norm for irate Indian and Far East punters to ring UK-based customer service centres to bellow down the blower "you cupid stunt!" or similar.
I'm sorry to hear that you are often unpleasant.
It's nothing to do with anyone's opinion of the man, but the fact that his name is etched into history at this point.
You don't have to like him or agree with him to understand that, and the angry outbursts here about him are exactly the sort of stuff their opponents would have said about Wolf Tone and Wilberforce , so you can probably regard that as a test of my assertion.
It's a pity that quite a few here can't separate what should be an interesting and objective chat about the historical significance of people from their own political fanaticism . It's really not supposed to be about who you like most, and it's certainly not another opportunity to vent your arguments about Brexit .
TBF he's been funded by people to do a job of rabble rousing. Not sure it makes him great.
What has he achieved?
Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake and Emmeline Pankhurst would be 2 certs for that list. My vote going for the former. Remarkable woman who’s story is well worth a read👍
They do trip up on the 'alive' category.
Well, as I said in the first place, he's promoted a single issue which began as quite obscure to national and international prominence.
The issue in question is very divisive, as we can see here, and quite abhorrent to the establishment of the day, yet it has taken on a momentum which is unlikely to be halted.
We can easily recognise the hallmarks of such individuals in history, and the contraversy they create in their own times amongst supporters of their causes and it's opponents.
How could historians record the present century in Britain and Europe without mentioning Brexit and Nigel Farrage ?
They certainly won't mention David Attenborough much , and how many people will have heard of Theresa May or Jeremy Corbyn in 150 years ?
I think my suggestion is both reasoned and reasonable , and it's a great pity that a few people here can't seem to operate on that level.
I don't understand why they need to launch into this hysterical venting of their opinions about the issues Nigel Farage represents or start throwing things at the person who made an observation about his part in making history. Whether we agree or disagree with what Nigel Farage says is of no account whatever in assessing the prominence he will get in history, which isn't a bad way of describing "greatness ".
It's probably because he's a ****
I would add Sir Anthony Hopkins to my list of possibles
My bad. Only just missing out 😂
Seriously Lardy. When you have time, have a read about Sophia Jex-Blake. Tremendous achievements.
Blimey, it took a while for it to be pointed out that, apart from what I assume was a not wholly serious nomination for Nigella Lawson, that no woman had been mentioned and, even then, I suspect it was done so with a degree of sarcasm. I'm not going to come out with a woman nominee that I believe has a genuine chance of deservedly winning such an award either, but, as someone who believes that the really, really important issue facing us is not bloody Brexit (serious though that is), I must say that Caroline Lucas seems to be a far more deserving suggestion than Farage.
To be elected, and then re-elected twice more with increased majorities, as the only MP ever for a party that has never enjoyed the higher profile it has in some European mainland countries is an outstanding achievement which suggests that she must be a very good constituency MP as well as an effective Parliamanetarian - she manages, with ease, to do what Farage is so desperate to, but keeps on failing to.
A few observations on some of the suggestions in this thread. I honestly don't get the David Jason nominations and, as someone who has come to appreciate Paul McCartney more and more as I've got older, I can't agree with the contention that he "was, essentially, the Beatles" - Lennon was a lazy so and so at times, but the word "genius" applied just as much to him as it did to McCartney.
I find it hard to come up with suggestions that I would regard as genuine contenders for the title of greatest Briton alive which may explain why I find it hard to recognise this brilliant country that our new, unelected, Prime Minister and Cabinet keep on referring to, but Sir David Attenborough is the person most deserving of the title I'd say.
I haven't heard of her, but I will
I had assumed this thread was a tongue-in-cheek affair as it begun with a list of celebrities as nominees.
I can't think of a worthy wearer of the crown but it wouldn't be a crappy pop singer or an entertainer of any description nor a politician as they all lie for a living.
The winner is likely someone few of us have heard of who has been awarded an OBE, MBE or CBE at some point, perhaps for discovering a scientific or medical breakthrough. It could also be a person who hasn't had that recognition, maybe a surgeon whose skills saved a great many lives or a longstanding A & E consultant whose knowledge and quick thinking saved numerous souls.
So not achieved anything then. Boris and his bus was the difference.
Ferne
Out of interest, where is the hysterical venting in this thread? It looks like ronniebird was hoping to stir something up and fell short.
Perhaps we have different ideas of what’s hysterical venting.
It does seem hard to hold a rational discussion here to be quite honest
Would he be on your list if he was Scottish or English? No chance!
I like the song Honey Pie. I like listening to the 2018 Remastered version with ear-phones. There's sounds on it that I hadn't previously heard.
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