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
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This looks very much at the moment as if this is the work of the IRA, showing their usual contempt for people's lives and property,
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We want a truly open society, in which every man and woman will be able to go as far as their talent, ambition and effort take them
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There is no indication that magma has reached the surface.
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I didn't come from two rooms in Brixton to 10 Downing Street not to go out and fight with every fiber of my being for the things I believe in and the country I love,
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September the 11th was a huge shock in the United States. It was the first time you had been hit at home in your own territory by terrorist on this scale.
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The sight of allegedly sophisticated politicians parroting complete tripe trivialises and demeans government and it has to be stopped. It's played a significant part in public disillusionment with politics and has led to the absurd situation where more people vote for 'Strictly Come Dancing' than voted in the general election.
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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.
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I can't remember an occasion when there was so much excitement and anticipation about a game of cricket. It has been a truly phenomenal series.
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This is David expressing a personal view that many people will agree with but it isn't party policy
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Being in the Northeast, you can't discount the power of Mother Nature and the effect that winters have on deer.
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It is the one event in my life of which I am most ashamed and I have long feared it would be made public.
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The British government fully supports the unequivocal message to Saddam Hussein that repression of innocent civilians and reckless acts of brutality are unacceptable,
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It just can't be won by military might alone, ... If you're going to destroy these terrorist groups, you need to destroy their finances, you need to destroy their safe havens, you need to destroy their causes, and you can't just do that with military means.
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It's a puzzle, and it's keeping us on our toes. It's showing signs of an eruption, but not to the size and magnitude of 1980.