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
absurd complete general government led people played politics public sight situation voted
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.
accepting core family people respect responsibility return time
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.
surprise life-is life-is-full-of-surprises
Life is full of surprises.
knowing long speech
Neil Kinnock's speeches go on for so long because he has nothing to say and so he has no way of knowing when he's finished saying it.
numbers hot coal
I am walking over hot coals suspended over a deep pit at the bottom of which are a large number of vipers baring their fangs.
regret voice feet
Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my own authentic voice in politics. I was too conservative, too conventional. Too safe, too often. Too defensive. Too reactive. Later, too often on the back foot.
parent proud way
I'm very proud of what my parents achieved and what they stood for. They didn't have much, but in many ways they were richer than most.
war men regime-change
The argument that someone is a bad man is an inadequate argument for war and certainly an inadequate and unacceptable argument for regime change.
country army years
The British don't runaway from terrorism. We have had 30-odd years of terrorism in our own country from the Irish Republican Army. We're used to it.
eye people tell-me-the-truth
Too many people looked to me in the eye and did not tell me the truth.
thinking distinction wells
Well, I think there's a distinction between sexing-up the intelligence and sexing-up the presentation of the intelligence.
party fundraising office
When I was in office the fundraising was done by the party treasurers.