Sir Edward Heath
As a politician he has tasted triumphed and endured isolation.
The path of triumph began when as a young conservative minister he was responsible for negotiating Britain's entry into the common market. It culminated when as Prime Minister he signed the treaty which made the United Kingdom a member of the European community. The isolation began three years later, when after defeat in two general elections, he lost the leadership of his party. He has never held political office since.
Greatly admired abroad, but treated with a certain caution at home, his good taste and wide interests have allowed him to enjoy many things; politics, music, and a love of the sea.
Thoughts on Rt Hon Sir Edward Heath MP?
| by Anonymous | reply 39 | January 7, 2025 5:53 PM
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He never gave up an opportunity to bitch about Margaret Thatcher, and for that, I respect him.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | January 6, 2025 6:06 PM
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A fun Guardian article about Ted Heath
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | January 6, 2025 6:13 PM
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DAMN IT R3, you beat me to it by mere seconds!
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | January 6, 2025 6:17 PM
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I've been to his airport!
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | January 6, 2025 6:29 PM
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I forgive him everything for the interview he did with Dame Edna Everage, in which (among other delights) he actually gets the better of the Dame.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | January 6, 2025 6:38 PM
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Why is that OP written like he's still alive?
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | January 6, 2025 6:39 PM
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Falsely accused of child molestation by a POS riding on hysteria.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | January 6, 2025 6:49 PM
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R10 Thank you for posting that interview! Ted Heath got the better of Dame Edna. You can tell he was a little uncomfortable, and I think Edna noticed that and brought up topics he could talk about- music, politics, Salisbury, etc.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | January 6, 2025 7:02 PM
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Heath had a sympathetic laugh.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | January 6, 2025 7:19 PM
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[quote]As a politician he has tasted triumphed and endured isolation.
HE's been dead for 20 years and he STILL speaks better English than you do, Dolta Marie.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | January 6, 2025 8:01 PM
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R17 Well, Maggie, my fall from grace was not nearly as humiliating as yours, so keep quiet.
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | January 6, 2025 8:18 PM
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He was cute before he wasn't.
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | January 7, 2025 1:50 AM
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^ twink Heath was cuter than I expected
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | January 7, 2025 1:53 AM
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Has to be gay. On reflection, it seems quite unusual - almost every other PM or leader is married with kids.
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | January 7, 2025 1:57 AM
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People who knew him have said he seemed asexual.
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | January 7, 2025 2:06 AM
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Asexual = gay and deeply closeted
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | January 7, 2025 2:29 AM
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The Queen putting Heath in his place after a pompous comment.
| by Anonymous | reply 28 | January 7, 2025 2:48 AM
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I think he never liked or respected women. Part of it was his generation (he was born in 2016), part of it was he was deep in the closet, and part of it was his disdain for Margaret Thatcher.
| by Anonymous | reply 29 | January 7, 2025 4:00 AM
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Heath also sulked for DECADES over Thatcher ousting him as Conservative Leader
| by Anonymous | reply 30 | January 7, 2025 4:01 AM
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[quote] he was born in 2016
So young.
| by Anonymous | reply 31 | January 7, 2025 4:03 AM
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Edward looks quite dapper here, but his mother still can't take her eyes off her knitting.
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | January 7, 2025 4:09 AM
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Ted Heath was a classy man. He loved classical music, gourmet food and fine wine, conducting, oil painting, and being an avid yachtsman, but he was a weak Prime Minister who cared more about international politics than domestic policy. His biggest downfall was letting his emotions get the better of him; he held grudges for years, and always felt he was the most important person in the room.
I think he purposely exiled himself so he could play the refined and elegant "I told you so" (in regards to Thatcherism) martyr elder statesman.
| by Anonymous | reply 33 | January 7, 2025 4:21 AM
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[QUOTE]Ted Heath was a classy man. He loved classical music, gourmet food and fine wine, conducting, oil painting, and being an avid yachtsman, but he was a weak Prime Minister who cared more about international politics than domestic policy.
Was his contempt for women as strong as his love of "finer things"?
| by Anonymous | reply 34 | January 7, 2025 4:43 AM
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I dated in America, bitches!
| by Anonymous | reply 36 | January 7, 2025 4:52 AM
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He probably didn't bathe regularly and smelled like a senior center full of unkempt elderly men hoping for a widow who'd scrub his balls during bathtime.
Trust me, I saw those charlatans at my mother's senior center. The widows were so happy to finally be rid of that type, and the cunty old men complained about "women's lib" once they realized they were hateful and unlovable by modern standards. They took precipitous health declines.
The best part: the obvious cookie sniffers were the biggest complainers!
| by Anonymous | reply 37 | January 7, 2025 5:26 AM
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Sniffing cookies in the pic at r32
| by Anonymous | reply 38 | January 7, 2025 5:41 PM
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