Doon frae Troon
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I think the poll knows no boundaries......isn't the internet great.
Agree Mo Mowlem should have been on there, history has not been very kind to her.
Britains Most Influential Women
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I think the poll knows no boundaries......isn't the internet great.
Agree Mo Mowlem should have been on there, history has not been very kind to her.
Khamelion
Tour Winner
The poll mentions he 'Spice Girls' not quite sure what their influence is other than to the sale of shell suits, mini dresses and platform shoes.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Brady and JKR are on the list..........goodness this is beginning to sound like a TV quiz.
Mone....struth, you are just being silly now, or on a deliberate wind up.
Agree that Margo should have been there, but then that would probably have made it three out of the top four.
Mine is one of the most successful Scottish business women, why wouldn’t she be influential or inspirational. Maybe it’s because she’s a Tory Baroness eh?
I think you miss the point I’m making, Black shouldn’t be on it at all, Sturgeon maybe a lot further down.
MegaSteve
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Well, I am guessing Doon won't acknowledge the Dagenham girls as they would've had estuary accents....
Old Skier
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Hes not like that is he, I thought he said that most of his immediate family are English, his daughter represented England and most if not all of his working life was spent in England. He obviously has a soft spot for the country.
Don Barzini
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Scottish people in a coordinated effort to vote for their own in some ridiculous and meaningless public poll. Meh, who cares? It’s hardly a new occurrence. Same thing happened with those dreadful MacDonald Brothers in X Factor a few years back.
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User62651
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Had to look them up, don't remember them. Simon Cowell looks young then though!
SocketRocket
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Hardly any of them are influential. Come on; Diane Abbott :rofl:
Jimmy Krankey :rofl: :rofl:
Jimmy Krankey :rofl: :rofl:
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User62651
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Whilst I've had no personal influence from anyone on that list Sturgeon has had influence on the direction of UK politics at least, for example the 2015 general election her presence certainly damaged Ed Milliband's chances of becoming PM as the electorate down south were scared of SNP influence in any Labour led coalition govt thereby allowing Cameron an unexpected small majority which in turn led to a manifesto pledge of an EU in/out refendum and now to a Brexit leave vote. Negative influence in England but more positive up here as she won 56 of 59 seats that year but still strong influence of some kind nonetheless.
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Doon frae Troon
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The deserved a spot on that list an awful lot more than Dame Barbra Windsor.
Doon frae Troon
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Nicola still miles ahead, Mhairi slowly catching up on the Queen for second spot and Gina Miller moving up to 22nd.
After the Brexit disaster my faith in the UK public is starting to heal.
After the Brexit disaster my faith in the UK public is starting to heal.
FairwayDodger
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I’m no fan of her, that’s for sure, but the FM of Scotland is undeniably one of the most influential people in the UK. I find it interesting that anyone would argue otherwise.
Tashyboy
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Re Nicola Sturgeon. She is a Scottish version of Maggie Thatcher. Bovril springs to mind. Influential to some, irrelevant to others.
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Hacker Khan
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There is a strong argument that they helped to empower young females and gave them something aspirational to aim at.
MegaSteve
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The fact you probably find that as a clever/amusing response sums you up....
#clueless...
MegaSteve
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Top of the pile? Of all time? Seriously?
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User62651
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MegaSteve
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Are you challenging democracy and the will of the British people?
Seems to be the modus operandi of the forum...
I'm with this. Nicola Sturgeon is currently highly influential in Scotland, currently not making much of a stir in the rest of the UK. If she wins a referendum to make Scotland independent then she will become highly influential historically. At the moment, if the poll is for historical as well as current figures then she does not register outside of Scotland.
For people living in Scotland this may seem odd but south of the border she has been an irrelevance for some time and her power, currently, does not extend beyond the border. She is to the UK what the Mayor of London is to Scotland. Happy to accept this could all change following another referendum.
Doon frae Troon
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Nothing clever or amusing.......just an absolute fact.
I would be absolutely astonished if you disagreed.
I have a lot of respect for the Dagenham women and very little for the male union leaders who failed to support them.
