John Major
John Major
Sir John Major, KG, CH, PCis a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. He served consecutively as Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Thatcher Government from 1989 to 1990, and was the Member of Parliament for Huntingdon from 1979 to 2001...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth29 March 1943
thinking unions fracture
I think it's extremely unlikely that the European Union will fracture with nations dropping off the edge.
thinking roles court
I don't think it's the role of the prime minister to court the press.
war thinking people
I think the majority of the British people are still sanguine about the need for war.
thinking government parliament
I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank.
different conservative ministers
I thought I could do something different from any Conservative prime minister before me. But I couldn't.
community want weight
I want Britain to punch its weight in the European Community.
responsibility self law
It is time to return to core values, time to get back to basics , to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for the others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family - and not shuffling it off on other people and the state.
banking-crisis europe greek
Well what would happen is that if Greece defaulted and couldn't pay its debts, all the Greek bonds that are held in other banking systems across Western Europe would suddenly have no value. You could as a knock-on effect create a banking crisis in Western Europe.
brave liberty desirable
Liberty is equally desirable to the good and to the bad, to the brave and to the dastardly.
reading character years
I have been reading the press more regularly than others over 50 years and it seems to me that there are things that have changed in the press that have changed its character.
thinking distinction wells
Well, I think there's a distinction between sexing-up the intelligence and sexing-up the presentation of the intelligence.
suicide careers political
Political suicide can end a career.
wall march turns
When our backs are against the wall, we must turn around and march forward.
sports art government
If you look at things that really affect people's lives - sport, the arts, charities - they were always at the back of the queue for government money - health, social security, defence, pensions were all way ahead. And each of those areas - sports, the arts, the lottery - got relatively petty cash from the government.