Dianne Abbott would be a wonderful pm

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I think she would do wonders for the country. Really wish she would cue milliband and be our next pm.

She has been pretty quiet recently, could this be because she is planning this?

I'd quite like Alan Johnson to consider standing as leader.

Yes, I definitely agree about the private school double standards - one rule for politicians and another for the rest of the population. I think she lost a great deal of credibility and respect over that.

Practice what you preach is the number one rule for politicians, I think.

MrsPNut did you see Alan Johnson on HIGNFY? He said his best qualification for the job was he knew how to tuck into a bacon buttie. I really don't think he wants the hassle of it.

No no and no

Agree, she's fab

Which is why I think he's be good - it's one of those jobs that should never go to someone who wants it. :o

Ed Balls would be better than DA.

Diane and Yvette should stick to Blue Peter

Yes, because all of the above and I saw her for he first time the other day and she was banging on about how she came from a migrant background and how people just needed to be educated about immigration and then they will accept it. She is completely so cut off from the reality of life / housing situation in London / Situation in NHS and Social care it is unreal!

She'd be even worse than Ed and that's hard. Imagine having her to represent your country.

Isn't that just the crux of it? The absolute best people to run the country aren't in politics. We should revolt and hand the country to people outside of politics. We could draw up a list.

She won by 55% in a poor working class area. That totaly dispells any thoughts of her being out of touch!

"West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children". Umm, therefore insinuating that any other Mum will not?

This ^ Hell no!

Who is right - the Dog or the Bollock? < helpfully derails thread on to nn's>

But they'd run away screaming Showy.

I've been saying for years that this is the problem with democracy - the people who want power are the very last people who should have it. Trouble is all the alternatives are rubbish too.

@ Better

TheAlias, there is no solution. I realised the other day whilst listening to some people on a bus that I vote for the party which is the best for this country and the people in it, the gaggle of people on the bus were only interested in helping themselves. Chuck in politicians being the worst people to run the country and I despair. I don't know the answer.

Dear God no.

I would like ANY racist to be PM.

No.

That would be because she was the Labour candidate OP. The Labour majority in that constituency has been much he same for decades.

She won by 55% in a poor working class area. That totaly dispells any thoughts of her being out of touch!

I don't agree - it's a traditional labour voting constituency. I think any labour candidate would win there. Being elected with a big majority doesn't mean you're "in touch."

On 4 January 2012, she tweeted "White people love playing 'divide and rule' We should not play their game"

She is popular in her constituency, Clutch, which is why she is MP for that area. Doesn't mean she would make a good PM, responsible for the entire country.

"She won by 55% in a poor working class area. That totaly dispells any thoughts of her being out of touch!"

^^ Or is that a reflection of lifelong voting habits?

OP are you doing market research for the Labour party?

If so I think you can cross Dianne Abbott off your list...

Hahahahahaha, please don't joke like this my insides are hurting

That totaly dispells any thoughts of her being out of touch!

Not to me her actions speak louder than her cheap words.