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Gotta Trust a Politician

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MSE_Martin
MSE_Martin Posts: 8,272 Money Saving Expert
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Poll Started 6 August 2004: Trust a politician with your cash. If you had to (and i mean HAD to!) have one of the following as your financial adviser for a year. Who would you pick?

Charles Kennedy
George Galloway
Gordon Brown
John Major
Ken Clarke
Ken Livingstone
Margaret Thatcher
Michael Howard
Oliver Letwin
Robert Kilroy-Silk
Tony Blair
Vincent Cable
Martin Lewis, Money Saving Expert.
Please note, answers don't constitute financial advice, it is based on generalised journalistic research. Always ensure any decision is made with regards to your own individual circumstance.
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  • MSE_Martin
    MSE_Martin Posts: 8,272 Money Saving Expert
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Poll Started 6 August 2004: Trust a politician with your cash. If you had to (and i mean HAD to!) have one of the following as your financial adviser for a year. Who would you pick?

    Gordon Brown  31.9% - (800 Votes)
    Margaret Thatcher  15.7% - (395 Votes)
    Charles Kennedy  12.7% - (319 Votes)
    Ken Clarke  10.1% - (254 Votes)
    John Major  7.5% - (190 Votes)
    Robert Kilroy-Silk  7.5% - (189 Votes)
    Ken Livingstone  3% - (77 Votes)
    Tony Blair  3% - (76 Votes)
    Oliver Letwin  2.7% - (69 Votes)
    George Galloway  1.9% - (49 Votes)
    Michael Howard  1.8% - (47 Votes)
    Vincent Cable  1.4% - (37 Votes)

    Total Votes: 2502  
    Martin Lewis, Money Saving Expert.
    Please note, answers don't constitute financial advice, it is based on generalised journalistic research. Always ensure any decision is made with regards to your own individual circumstance.
    Don't miss out on urgent MoneySaving, get my weekly e-mail at www.moneysavingexpert.com/tips.
    Debt-Free Wannabee Official Nerd Club: (Honorary) Members number 000
  • Saucepot
    Saucepot Posts: 12,322 Forumite
    We did trust them, and the thieves stole it and spent it on tat.
    I wonder why it is, that young men are always cautioned against bad girls. Anyone can handle a bad girl. It's the good girls men should be warned against.-David Niven
  • How many would still trust GB with their money? This is worth a new poll I think!
    Northern Ireland club member No 382 :j
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