1. Camilla Batmanghelidjh, Founder Of Kids Company
2. Abdul Bari, Muslim Leader
3. Andrew Linzey, Animal Rights Moralist
4. Anne Owers, Hm Inspector Of Prisons
5. Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet
6. Bob Geldof, Global Activist
7. Bob Holman, Community Worker
8. Bruce Kent, Anti-War Activist
9. Chris Patten, Politician
10. Clive Stafford Smith, Death Row Lawyer
11. Donald Findlater, Pioneer In Paedophile Treatment
12. Gareth Pierce, Solicitor
13. Gordon Conway, Applied Ecologist
14. Indarjit Singh, Sikh Leader
15. Jill Pitkeathley, Carers’ Champion
16. John Bell, Peace Activist And Hymn-Writer
17. John Harris, Bioethicist
18. John Houghton, Meteorologist
19. Jon Snow, Broadcaster
20. Jonathon Porritt, Eco Activist
21. Justin Forsyth, Poverty Strategist
22. Ken Loach, Film-Maker
23. Ken Newell and Gerry Reynolds, Northern Ireland Peace Activists
24. Kevin Watkins, Anti-Poverty Researcher
25. Laurie Pycroft, Animal-Testing Campaigner
26. Lionel Blue, Rabbi
27. Mark Malloch Brown, UN Official
28. Martin Dent and Bill Peters, Debt Campaigners
29. Mohammed Mandini, Founder Of The Muslim Youth Helpline
30. Niall Fitzgerald, Businessman
31. Nick Hardwick, Refugees’ Champion
32. Ann Pettifor, Debt Campaigner
33. Phil Sumner, Community Worker
34. Philip Pullman, Children’s Writer
35. Richard Adams, Father Of The Fairtrade Movement
36. Richard Curtis, Comedy Scriptwriter And Global Campaigner
37. Richard Harries, Moralist
38. Robert Chambers, Anti-Poverty Guru
39. Sheila Cassidy, Palliative Care Pioneer
40. Shirley Williams, Politician
41. Sister Frances, Founder Of The World’S First Children’S Hospice
42. Tariq Ramadan, Islamic Reformer
43. Timothy Radcliffe, Dominican Friar
44. Tom Shakespeare, Disability Activist
45. David Attenborough, Television Naturalist
46. Shami Chakrabarti, Civil Rights Campaigner
47. Gee Walker, Mother
48. Jean Vanier, Champion Of The Disabled
49. John Sulston, Scientist
50. Peter Tatchell, Gay Rights Campaigner
alphabetical list bar the #1
part of me wouldn’t mind a Bad List equivalent but ‘demonising’ people in that way probably not v sensible (fun tho)*
anyone take issue with the inclusion of any of the 50?
or submit your own personal choices (ideally with reasons)
*unless it’s Alex Petridis or Melanie Phillips
link here
Richard Curtis obv
is that your personal choice or are you protesting his inclusion?
taking exception, i mean teh girl in teh cafe?
Political correctness gone mad. Jon Snow, Broadcaster, why exactly? I mean he does make me chuckle when he does that thing when he starts sentences and then realises halfway thru that he doesn’t know where he’s going with it... also that exclusive first-ever live interview with the Iranian foreign minister a few weeks ago was comedy gold
Jon Snow does a lot work for charidee, they say (as does Curtis obv)
yes we need more ‘global campaigners’, especially now that there is no more poverty thanks to bob geldof
ROBIN CARMODY, mah homies.
51. Jilted John
52. Thom Yorke
53. Arthur Scargill
54. Ant
55. Davina McColl
17. John Harris, Bioethicist
And here’s me thinking he was just a crap music writer.
laughable. words fail me. bob fucking geldof. ken bloody loach.
Davina McCall
That’s not funny
why so many god-botherers, for starters?
Abdul Bari, Muslim Leader
A Muslim leader who makes anywhere a better place? There’s a first.
No Jimmy Savile?
36. Richard Curtis, Comedy Scriptwriter And Global Campaigner
Say it isn’t so! Is he just atoneing for Hugh Grant?
What does he campaign for? Academy Awards?
no dizzee, no credibility
i’m surprised at no dizzee, too; he’s better off out of it.
66. Ken Dragonara, Car-boot sale Car-park usher (pointing left)
Dizzee? Who he?
what a cynical bunch!
(am i talking about you lot or the list? who knows anymore!)
Curtis—the writer of TV series such as Blackadder and films like Four Weddings and a Funeral—was the co-founder of Comic Relief ,which has raised £337m for disadvantaged people in Africa and for the UK. He then launched the Make Poverty History campaign on BBC 1 on New Year’s Day 2005 with a special edition of his The Vicar of Dibley. Dedicating a year to the campaign, he made the BBC/HBO film The Girl in the Café to highlight aid, debt and trade issues. He devised the political messaging of the Live8 concerts that were seen globally, except in Britain where they were banned by the BBC. It was Curtis who gave Make Poverty History its compelling demotic voice.
If only he did the noble-global campaigning all the time instead of writing the terrible comedy shows/films.
dizzee’s past-it-ness as a reference point is precisely why i’m surprised the indie didn’t pick him.
he made the BBC/HBO film The Girl in the Café
Add that to his growing list of crimes against humanity
62. Credit to the Nation, a credit to the nation.
Lily Allen
The guy from the Cillit Bang ads
My mate Mark
In what way does Bob Geldof make the UK a better place?
Listing Clive Stafford Smith as “death row lawyer” implies that his services to the UK are minimal, given that we don’t actually HAVE a death row.
Chris Patten—wtf? Gets booted out of parliament in an election, gets a cushy governorship number then given a peerage. This makes UK better how?
I stopped reading after that.
I think some of these descriptions are wrong anyway. John Harris obv. but it should also read:
6. Bob Geldof, Comedian
The News Of The World are going to publish the list also but at 50 it will be:
50. Peter Tatchell, GAY Gay Rights Campaigner
Jean Vanier, Champion Of The Disabled
This makes me giggle
I was wrong to put ‘make the UK a better place’—apologies. The Independent article has it as ‘ Fifty men and women who make our world a better place’, but this is also seems wrong as the list is so Brit-centric.
yeah isn’t chris patten big dog at oxford now?
and thus presiding over its privatization?
how is that making anyone’s life better?
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if it’s “make our world a better place” then the list is literally insane
Patten is proof that you can paddle around in the murky world of politics and still do good. As Conservative Party chairman he may have run a fairly dirty general election campaign and been the minister responsible for the disastrous Poll Tax, but the good far outweighs the ill in his career. He was an excellent Minister for Overseas Development in the days when it was a job nobody wanted. As the final British Governor of Hong Kong he introduced reforms to make the colony more democratic before its handover. In Northern Ireland he made policing fairer. As a European Commissioner he pushed for the EU to be more accountable. As Chancellor of Oxford University he has championed academic freedom. His is a career which reminds us that the title of “public servant” can still be an honourable calling.
I’m pulling these from the link upthread—if you want explanations for the inclusions.
I never thought ANYTHING could outweigh the Poll Tax!
That last sentence is also seems wrong. xpost back...
BATMAN IS TEH NUMBER ONEZzZz
As the final British Governor of Hong Kong he introduced reforms to make the colony more democratic before its handover.
Handover to that fine progressive model of democracy China, I think they mean.
Chris Patten = Tory = SCUMBAG
the patten puff is bizonkers.
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OTM
Batman proves that despite having NO SPECIAL POWERS you can still be classed as a ‘super-hero’ just by having lots of money, a huge grudge to bear and a rather eccentric and might I say somewhat perverse personality. A shining example for us all, although surely it’s time he traded in all those wonderful toys and vehicles for a course in diplomatic negotiations and an Oyster card.
The Independent’s Top 50 Films Of All Time:
1. Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
His is a career which reminds us that the title of “caped crusader” can still be an honourable calling.
In Northern Ireland he made policing fairerthorough.
fixed
51. Chris Martin
52. Pete Doherty
The Independent’s Top 50 Films Of All Time:
2. Fuckin’ ‘Cinema Paradiso’
3. ‘Secrets and Lies’
His is a career which reminds us that the title of “celebrity junkie” can still be an honourable calling.
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53. Billy Bragg
54. Frank Bruno
55. The Bloke Out Of JoBoxers
56. Mick Talbot
57. Jimmy Somerville
58. Jazzie B
59. Gary Crowley
60. Guru Josh
61. Paul Daniels
62. Jim Davison
How did we get on to David Cameron’s celebrity A list all of a sudden?
Ah well:
63. Marco Pierre White
64. Carol Vorderman
65. Graham Norton
66. Ben Elton
67. Charlotte Church
68. Michael Winner
69. Jimmy “O-Ho” Tarbuck
70. Woman Out Of Dragon’s Den
71. The classic English bobby on the beat
72. Hackney schoolgirl playing Ray J on her phone and singing along
73. Cerne Abbas giant
74. Michael Caine
Donald Findlater, Pioneer In Paedophile Treatment
Ha ha, I just noticed that one! I think this craze for alternative therapies is getting a little out of hand...
76. Hartley Hare
77. Fred Dibnah
78. Fred Dineage
79. Fred Deleted
80. Ricky Gervais
81. DJ Martian
37. Richard Harries, Moralist
i would like to be a Moralist.
Daily Mail headline tomorrow, no doubt...
82. Ashley Cole
83. Girls Aloud
84. Mike McGear
85. Steve Beresford
86. Dale Winton
87. Duncan Norvelle
Ha ha, I just noticed that one! I think this craze for alternative therapies is getting a little out of hand...
It’s neo-Cockney slang. “Oooh me paedos are giving me grief today I can tell ya”
Hold on, WHERE’S MS. DYNAMITE???!??!?!
88. Diana Queen of Hearts
Sorry, though you said dynatunnel
89. Henri Paul
Hah! First!
90. Mohammed Al-Fayed
91. Elton John Plus Or Minus Kiki Dee
92. June Sarpong
No Ruth Badger, no credibility.
anyone take issue with the inclusion of any of the 50?
Only 1—49.