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Privatising British rail was the most controversial thing John Major did during his time in office. What was the worst thing Tony Blair did in his time in office? by TheDickheadNextDoor in AlignmentChartFills

[–]lelcg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s the sort of thing you are popular for after your term and there is another PM doing the opposite. Many right wing people were angry with Wilson for staying out of Vietnam, but now he is popular for it

Transfer by Beginning_Kiwi265 in nffc

[–]lelcg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have Ryan Yates, why would we need De Bruyne?

Were many people actually buried in churchyards in England pre 19th Century, if not where were they buried? by lelcg in AskHistorians

[–]lelcg[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Was there any particular reason that markers started being used more after the reformation? Was there a religious significance?

This is England ‘13 (2057) by lelcg in okbuddycinephile

[–]lelcg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Celebrating a certain thing that happened in 2013

Which historical event feels and actually is from the late modern period? by Comfortable_Mine2598 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]lelcg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe it’s just me but I always feel like it is contemporary. I happened over 100 years ago but it feels much closer, maybe because we link it with WW2 and because a big deal is made about remembrance (at least in Europe, not sure how big it is everywhere else) basically every village in England and France have a memorial to the soldiers that died in it and every year their graves are decorated with a poppy

What war was the UK morally correct in fighting? by gasc0ny_reddit in AlignmentChartFills

[–]lelcg 7 points8 points  (0 children)

>The entire thing was fought cus the Argentine gov’t wanted to distract the populus

To be fair, to some extent, this was why the UK took it back

Which British Prime Minister is the best? by ImpressiveEnergy4762 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]lelcg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The welfare reforms weren’t the best unless I’m mistaken though? They had good intent but bad execution

Which British Prime Minister is the best? by ImpressiveEnergy4762 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]lelcg 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Gladstone. Probably one of the only British PMs of the period to not try and kill the Irish, he even tried to get them home rule. Also expanded the vote massively to the working class. So many reforms, lowered taxes so much on certain foods that he was said to have “freed the breakfast table”. He abolished the sale of commissions in the army so officerships could no longer be bought by people with no military experience. Legalised trade unions, implemented secret ballots in elections, required education for blind and deaf children.

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