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Title: How many Prime Minsters have you lived through?
Post by: Steve H on June 22, 2020, 09:57:15 AM

Utterly trivial question, but the "You know you are getting old when..." thread put me in mind of it.
Me:
Attlee (just), Churchill, Eden, MacMillan (the first whose name and job I knew at the time), Sir Alice Doubtless-Whom (as 'Private Eye' once called him), Lord Loinwash ('PE' again), Grocer Heath, Lord Loinwash again, Jolly Jim Callaghan, TBW, Major, Tory Blur, Brown, Cameron, May, and Supertwat.

Title: Re: How many Prime Minsters have you lived through?
Post by: jeremyp on June 22, 2020, 10:31:52 AM

Wilson(1)
Heath
Wilson(2,3)
Callaghan
Thatcher(1,2,3)
Major(1,2)
Blair(1,2,3)
Brown
Cameron(1,2)
May(1,2)
Johnson(1,2)

Edited: Johnson's on his second term too.

Title: Re: How many Prime Minsters have you lived through?
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 22, 2020, 10:36:39 AM

Jeremy's list with added Douglas-Home

Title: Re: How many Prime Minsters have you lived through?
Post by: Steve H on June 22, 2020, 10:41:10 AM

Jeremy reminded me that May, despite the shortness of her total premiership, actually had two terms, thanks to her foolish calling of an election.

Title: Re: How many Prime Minsters have you lived through?
Post by: Roses on June 22, 2020, 10:42:47 AM

Jeremy's list plus Douglas-Home, Harold Macmillan, Anthony Eden, Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee. 

Title: Re: How many Prime Minsters have you lived through?
Post by: Anchorman on June 22, 2020, 10:53:34 AM

Born during Macmillan'ss era, but the first PM I remember from telly is Wilson.

Title: Re: How many Prime Minsters have you lived through?
Post by: ad_orientem on June 22, 2020, 11:27:48 AM

From Harold Wilson onwards.

Title: Re: How many Prime Minsters have you lived through?
Post by: Steve H on June 22, 2020, 11:36:25 AM

Quote from: ad_orientem on June 22, 2020, 11:27:48 AM

From Harold Wilson onwards.

Before or after Heath?
NB non-Britons: feel free to do your own elected heads of state or government.

Title: Re: How many Prime Minsters have you lived through?
Post by: Enki on June 22, 2020, 11:47:00 AM

From Churchill(war years) onward.  Started taking an interest during the Suez debacle, really took an interest during the Wilson/Heath years. Gave up taking an interest after the Blair years.

Title: Re: How many Prime Minsters have you lived through?
Post by: Harrowby Hall on June 22, 2020, 12:33:36 PM

Steve's list plus Churchill.

Title: Re: How many Prime Minsters have you lived through?
Post by: ad_orientem on June 22, 2020, 01:01:03 PM

Quote from: Constable Dogberry on June 22, 2020, 11:36:25 AM

Before or after Heath?
NB non-Britons: feel free to do your own elected heads of state or government.

After Heath.

Title: Re: How many Prime Minsters have you lived through?
Post by: Outrider on June 22, 2020, 04:04:53 PM

Born in Wilson's 2nd term, but I don't recall him or Callaghan.  Thatcher's the first one I remember.  I should have been able to vote in the '92 election (by about four days) but registration issue meant my first vote was in '97.

O.

Title: Re: How many Prime Minsters have you lived through?
Post by: Robbie on June 22, 2020, 08:00:45 PM

13 including one who was PM twice and the current one.

Title: Re: How many Prime Minsters have you lived through?
Post by: Steve H on June 22, 2020, 10:46:22 PM

Quote from: Robbie on June 22, 2020, 08:00:45 PM

13 including one who was PM twice and the current one.

Prime Ministers, or premierships? In other words, are you counting Wislon once, or twice?

Title: Re: How many Prime Minsters have you lived through?
Post by: Robbie on June 23, 2020, 08:32:50 AM

?
Prime Ministers & counting Wilson twice. Harold MacMillan to Boris Johnson.

Premierships 1992-2019 (called something else in 1960 and was Burnley) - Man Utd - Man City  ;).

Title: Re: How many Prime Minsters have you lived through?
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on June 23, 2020, 07:39:20 PM

MacMillan
Douglas Home
Wilson
Heath
Wilson
Callaghan
Thatcher
Major
Blair
Brown
Cameron
May
Pitt the Elder
Pitt the Younger
The Human Cess Pitt since 2019.