First Blair Cabinet poll

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Poll Results

Option	Votes
* Mo Mowlam — Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	8
* Robin Cook — Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	5
* Tony Blair — Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, and Minister for the Civil Service	1
* Margaret Beckett — Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and President of the Board of Trade	1
* Gordon Brown — Chancellor of the Exchequer and Second Lord of the Treasury	1
* Chris Smith — Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	1
* Clare Short — Secretary of State for International Development	0
* Donald Dewar — Secretary of State for Scotland	0
* Ron Davies — Secretary of State for Wales	0
* Gavin Strang — Minister for Transport	0
* Peter Mandelson — Minister without Portfolio	0
* Nick Brown — Chief Whip	0
* David Blunkett — Secretary of State for Education and Employment	0
* Harriet Harman — Secretary of State for Social Security and Minister for Women and Equality	0
* George Robertson — Secretary of State for Defence	0
* John Prescott — Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions	0
* The Lord Irvine of Lairg — Lord Chancellor	0
* Ann Taylor — Lord President of the Council & Leader of the House of Commons	0
* The Lord Richard — Lord Privy Seal & Leader of the House of Lords	0
* Alistair Darling — Chief Secretary to the Treasury	0
* David G. Clark — Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Cabinet Office Minister	0
* Jack Straw — Secretary of State for the Home Department	0
* Jack Cunningham — Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	0
* Frank Dobson — Secretary of State for Health	0
* John Morris — Attorney General	0

― Dom Passantino, Friday, 2 May 2008 09:59 (eighteen years ago)

R. Cook landslide

― Tom D., Friday, 2 May 2008 10:01 (eighteen years ago)

How many of them are now dead?

Robin Cook, Mo Mowlam, Donald Dewar?

― James Mitchell, Friday, 2 May 2008 10:51 (eighteen years ago)

This should go to Robin cook or Dr Mowlam.

― Ed, Friday, 2 May 2008 10:53 (eighteen years ago)

Ron Davies, where are you now?

― Neil S, Friday, 2 May 2008 10:59 (eighteen years ago)

3 on that list are now dead, and those 3 are probably my top choices.

― Neil S, Friday, 2 May 2008 11:00 (eighteen years ago)

Chris Smith was a good guy.

― Matt DC, Friday, 2 May 2008 11:01 (eighteen years ago)

Is he dead?

― Neil S, Friday, 2 May 2008 11:02 (eighteen years ago)

No, but was out of the Cabinet by 2001 I think. Him and Frank Dobson have spent the intervening years having a go at the government in the way former ministers generally do.

Also, a bit part player in the current Ken vs the Evening Standard wars, as it was his party where Ken went all "yoooooooou are a concentration camp guard!" at Oliver Fiengold.

― Matt DC, Friday, 2 May 2008 11:04 (eighteen years ago)

3 on that list are now dead, and those 3 are probably my top choices.

Ja, definite cosign on this. Went for Mowlam, as the other two have (had, I suppose) more pronounced downsides.

― emil.y, Friday, 2 May 2008 11:25 (eighteen years ago)

MoMo all the way. completely sold up the swanny by Blair.

many lol votes for Mandy and Prezza do we reckon?

― Upt0eleven, Friday, 2 May 2008 11:45 (eighteen years ago)

No one gave us more rofflesome moments along the way than Prescott.

― Matt DC, Friday, 2 May 2008 11:49 (eighteen years ago)

I thought Irvine was dead too?

― William Bloody Swygart, Friday, 2 May 2008 12:28 (eighteen years ago)

My vote goes to Mowlam - the only one who never sold out.

― Dingbod Kesterson, Friday, 2 May 2008 12:30 (eighteen years ago)

the weird wtf-ery of uk politics explained:

stalking horse
lame duck
lord privy seal

― mark s, Friday, 2 May 2008 12:46 (eighteen years ago)

Chief whippet.

― Matt DC, Friday, 2 May 2008 12:53 (eighteen years ago)

Dead cabinet ministers are best, tho Donald Dewar's Mr. Reasonable act always irritated me a bit

― Tom D., Friday, 2 May 2008 12:58 (eighteen years ago)

Irvine's still very much alive:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Irvine_of_Lairg

My vote goes to Cook, for his excoriating resignation speech over Iraq.

― Neil S, Friday, 2 May 2008 12:59 (eighteen years ago)

Saw Cook give a speech at the LSE shortly after his resignation, and what's really stuck in my head is how dryly funny he was.

― chap, Friday, 2 May 2008 20:46 (eighteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― ILX System, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 23:01 (eighteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― ILX System, Wednesday, 7 May 2008 23:01 (eighteen years ago)

Who voted Blair, ffs?

― Tom D., Thursday, 8 May 2008 09:16 (eighteen years ago)

UhMericans.

― Upt0eleven, Thursday, 8 May 2008 09:19 (eighteen years ago)

When I grow up, I want to be a Minister without Portfolio. Or be named "The Lord Richard". Fricking awesome

― Bill Magill, Thursday, 8 May 2008 14:29 (eighteen years ago)

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