The New P.m.

[-SharonA-]

I am not being funny/racist or anything, but I think the next prime minister should be English.
What do you all think??

[THECORBYLOON]

"Doesn't bother me, I think a lot of folks might find it though."

You assumed the three you named weren't English/British only because they are not white.

Do you claim you're not racist still?

[-SharonA-]

Okay I was wrong to assume those mentioned were not English.
Agreed regardless of colour/religion, the best person should be picked for the job.

[gness]

Never know your luck, Sharon. You may get a slightly tanned gay one like we have.... well part time anyway..... :-)

[THECORBYLOON]

"Agreed regardless of colour/religion, the best person should be picked for the job."

So why did you assume they weren't British?

[-SharonA-]

Gness, you talking about Leo?? I like him.

[gness]

Leo indeed. :-)

[Peter Pedant]

// Since Nicola Sturgeon is neither an MP nor a member of the Tory Party, her being a candidate will not arise.//
yes yes it might
pedantry buzzer drowns out discussion

My brilliant account of Mac giving way to Douglas Home, mentions that D-H was in the lords, ( OK but rare) when he became Prime Minister, and then whilst he was seeking a seat in the H of C, not in either! Yeah OK he was a member of the Tory Party

Gordon Walker - smethwick - was Foreign Secretary for a week in 1964 - er outside the Commons

(modest foot note: I spent 35 y at work, listening to people saying "Ooh well we havent done THAT before ( so we wont now ) as it is a RULE!" - and I reply, "well we have actually, 1986, 1987, 1990".....Like AB, what short memories they all had!)

[-SharonA-]

//So why did you assume they weren't British?//
I jumped to a conclusion & obviously the wrong one.

[THECORBYLOON]

Leo's not the Taoiseach again 'til the end of the year is he?

[THECORBYLOON]

"I jumped to a conclusion & obviously the wrong one." but you're not racist?

[-SharonA-]

No I am not racist. I realise the post may make me sound racist, but I am deffo not.

[Mozz71]

Well, the last few white skinned Brits haven't been anything to write home about. Perhaps an immigrant would do a better job.

[-SharonA-]

Maybe mozz!

[Peter Pedant]

Feel sorry for Zahawi - right religion, Islam, wrong race ( Kurd) so booted out of Iraq

(a colleague at work: my father in Pakistan was on the nuclear team. Once they had done it, they started hanging the ahmeddiyyas in the team. eek ! they got out quck! faster than a pendulum can go tick tock)

[gness]

Hence the part time bit, Corby.

[Khandro]

He shouldn't be either Hindu or Muslim, that's for sure.

[gness]

That's not a bad idea, Mozz.....my cousin Paddy is looking for a new position....I could send him over to you. ;-)

[davebro]

Zahawi has a very dubious business history - not PM material.

[Atheist]

Khandro; what religions do you approve of?

[Mozz71]

Why not Khandro? If he's a Tory, he's hardly going to be a radical is he?