I ask a group of 6-year-olds "Who should be the next prime minister?" They had some thoughts A THREAD
Rory - 'Susanna' So, Rory has a new girlfriend...Can you guess who it is? A true gentleman he sees nothing but the world in Susanna and thinks she is capable of leading the UK. Susanna is a smart girl but I have seen her try to pencil sharpen her own hair so for me, I'm out.
JJ - 'KSI' For you old folk. KSI is a YouTuber. He has an infectious personality although no real desirable skills to be PM. He would be massively underqualified but so is the current guy. Not much policy going on here just pure vibes. He would definitely get young people voting
Jack - 'The Hulk' Strong, powerful leader with a slight temper issue. I would imagine he's not best suited to parliament. Jack said "He could smash bad people away" Which would ease the backlog on the police. Also, The Avengers could be on his backbench. Have Thor as chancellor
Ravi - 'Someone Kind' A very political answer from the Ravster. Not giving specific names just characteristics. I think he is subtly throwing his hat into the ring. Which might cause a stir because he genuinely would get my vote. He fights for justice and peace. A real leader.
Lola - 'Henry the 8th' I had to break the unfortunate news to Lola that henry the 8th is dead. She gasped as if this was breaking news. I did explain he died over 470 years ago. She gasped again. I left her to process this huge information.
Emma - 'I don't know, I'm not sure' There is ambiguity around voting in politics. Do we vote on policy or person? Emma is waiting to make an informed, sensible decision based on facts. She hasn't made her mind up right now and that's great. This independent thinking will go far.
Belle - 'Donald Trump' Please Belle, anything but this! Could you even imagine the uproar this would cause? Replacing a wet blond mop with an orange one. Belle is entitled to her views so I respectfully accepted the answer. Although the shudder down my spine lingered for hours.
Mikey - 'Kung Fu Panda' Interestingly, it's not dissimilar to who we have now. A slobbish, bumbling oaf who doesn't really have a clue but instead falls into situations he's unprepared for. The difference here is Mr.Panda actually comes through with his promises in the end.
Zahra - 'Big Ben' I squinted. Confused. Does Zarha believe that Big Ben is a person or does she actually want a clock to run the country? I suppose the timekeeping in the UK would be immaculate. Problem is he's always covered in scaffolding. No, she thinks Big Ben is a person.
Susanna - 'Rory' Like a true power couple, they have each other's backs. I think they want to co-run the country but I feel like Susanna would eventually eat Rory alive. Using Rory as a JFK-style puppet, Using his handsome charm to woo the people while she pulls the real strings
END OF THREAD To end; A quote from Oli age 6 "I am small but I am tall when I need to be"
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