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  • Trump, Thatcher even Putin are some of the UK’s favourite Politicians

    Trump, Thatcher even Putin are some of the UK’s favourite Politicians

    A study of 2000 Brits has revealed that the UK has a bit of a love affair with some very conservative politicians, including Thatcher, Trump, Putin and Palin.

    Margaret Thatcher
    By work provided by Chris Collins of the Margaret Thatcher Foundation – Margaret Thatcher Foundation, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5185418

    The research conducted by CamRate, found that Brits found Margaret Thatcher to be the most popular female politician followed by Theresa May. The Scottish first minister, Nicola Sturgeon was voted in third place, while Germany’s Angela Merkel came fourth. Angela Merkel is against same-sex marriage equality, having already outlined that she regards marriage as “marriage is the coexistence between a man and a woman”.

    Margaret Thatcher, who died in 2013, led the Conservatives from 1979 to 1990 and was instrumental in enforcing Section 28 in schools.

    Worryingly Brits seemed to love Republican Sarah Palin (9), whose stance on LGBT rights is horrifying. Former PM hopeful Andrea Leadsom, Priti Patel, and Nicky Morgan also appear in the top 20 all of whom have a less than perfect score when it comes to gay equality votes.

    Brits also voted Vladamir Putin in 14th place ahead of Nick Clegg (15) and Tony Blair (16). Tony Blair’s government played a key part in the introduction of Civil Partnerships for gay people in 2004.

    It wasn’t all bad news from an LGBT perspective when it came to nation’s favourite politicians, Barack Obama won the vote, with UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn taking second and third place.

    CREDIT: By Michael Vadon [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsUS President-Elect Donald Trump came fourth, ahead of ex-UK Prime Minister David Cameron.

    Here are the top 20 male politicians

    1.    Barack Obama
    2.    Boris Johnson
    3.    Jeremy Corbyn
    4.    Donald Trump
    5.    David Cameron
    6.    Sadiq Khan
    7.    Bernie Sanders
    8.    Bill Clinton
    9.    Gordon Brown
    10. Alex Salmond
    11. Andy Burnham
    12. Ian Duncan Smith
    13. Ed Miliband
    14. Vladimir Putin
    15. Nick Clegg
    16. Tony Blair
    17. Chuka Umunna
    18. Mitt Romney
    19. Paul Ryan
    20. Zac Goldsmith
    And the top 20 female politicians.

    1.    Margaret Thatcher
    2.    Theresa May
    3.     Nicola Sturgeon
    4.    Angela Merkel
    5.    Caroline Lucas
    6.    Hilary Clinton
    7.    Ruth Davidson
    8.    Harriet Harman
    9. Sarah Palin
    10. Mhairi Black
    11. Angela Eagle
    12. Priti Patel
    13. Andrea Leadsom
    14. Diane Abbott
    15. Justine Greening
    16. Natalie Bennett
    17. Theresa Villers
    18. Nicky Morgan
    19. Amber Rudd
    20. Elizabeth Truss

     

    Interestingly, those who were polled preferred their male candidates to be of a Liberal persuasion, with 12 politicians affiliated with liberal or left-wing parties, to eight who are either Republican or Conservative. Voters showed that they preferred the exact opposite with female politicians, with 12 being of a right-wing or Conservative ideology, with eight being part of liberal or left-wing parties.

  • Whitehall To Fly Gay Flag For Gay Marriage Week

    Gay gay gay gay… It’s all going down this week, or rather up as Nick Clegg has announced that Whitehall is to fly the rainbow flag to celebrate the legalisation of same-sex marriage.

    From the 29th March, gay people across the UK will legally be able to marry and to celebrate the historic move Nick Clegg has announced that a rainbow flag will be flown at Whitehall.

    Numerous couples around the UK will be taking their vowels on Saturday morning at 12.01AM.

    Speaking to Pinknews, Nick Clegg said:

    ‘As all the same-sex couples make their vows this weekend, they will be making history.

    ‘Finally, after years of campaigning, any couple who wants to get married can get married. Together we’ve made our country a place where we celebrate love equally, gay or straight – and for that reason we should all be raising a glass.

    ‘Raising the rainbow flag on Whitehall is a small symbol to celebrate a massive achievement. I want to wish everyone getting married this weekend the very best of luck, on what is a truly momentous occasion.’

  • UK’s Deputy Prime Minister: Uganda Anti-Gay Law ‘abhorrent’

    The UK’s Deputy Prime Minister has said that the new Ugandan anti-gay law is an ‘abhorrent backwards step’.

    The UK’s Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, is joining the number of world leaders that are openly speaking out against Uganda’s newly signed law which could see gay people jailed.

    The new law proposes that anyone engaging in homosexual acts could face life imprisonment and that anyone who does not report the crime would also fall foul of the law. Even talking about homosexuality without condemning would be a crime under the new bill.

    For the first time the new bill also covers lesbian relationships.

    Taking to Twitter the Liberal Democrat leader said:

    ‘The Ugandan anti-gay law is an abhorrent backwards step for human rights. It should never be a crime to be LGBT.’

    In an interview with CNN Uganda’s President said that gay people were ‘Disgusting’ and ‘Abnormal’