"Best British Prime Minister of the 19th Century?" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	17 Feb 2024 7:51 p.m. PST
Who was the best?
etotheipi	17 Feb 2024 7:59 p.m. PST
Benjamin Disraeli
Editor in Chief Bill	17 Feb 2024 8:23 p.m. PST
He does have the best song: YouTube link
Cerdic	18 Feb 2024 3:38 a.m. PST
Robert Peel
All Sir Garnett	18 Feb 2024 3:48 a.m. PST
Gladstone
clibinarium	18 Feb 2024 4:41 a.m. PST
I believe this question has been settled for some time now. link
etotheipi	18 Feb 2024 5:00 a.m. PST
clibinarium, I just had a flashback to every political discussion I have ever witnessed.
Frederick	18 Feb 2024 7:52 a.m. PST
British academics feel it would be the Marquis of Salisbury – but other people think of Gladstone, Peel or Disraeli – I like Disraeli for his quotes (and of course the cool song)
Grattan54	18 Feb 2024 10:28 a.m. PST
Gladstone
IanWillcocks	19 Feb 2024 1:47 a.m. PST
Would it depend on your politics, Disraeli if you are a conservative or Gladstone if you are more centre left? What about the Duke of Wellington? Having been to the Wellington Monument in Dublin and having a long chat with an old Irish guy and talked about catholic emancipation, would that put Old Hook Nose in the mix as well?
Cerdic	19 Feb 2024 10:28 a.m. PST
It's hard to say, Ian. 19th Century political parties don't really equate to the late 20th/early 21st Century political parties…
miniMo	19 Feb 2024 3:20 p.m. PST
Salisbury rules, OK?
Martin Rapier	19 Feb 2024 11:45 p.m. PST
I can reel off the names, but I'm singularly ignorant about their relative qualities.