A man I much admired. He was a wise prime minister, possibly not a job he would have chosen, more a chancellor of the exchequer mind, but nevertheless he was a good statesman, kind and compassionate.
Not a conservative by any stretch, but he is a good person Major. To follow on from Margaret Thatcher would have been tough for anyone, He had the hard right Europe haters of the Tory party to deal with and the sleaze culture that followed the party round for many years. I feel he is a success story socially and that my view of the world are similar to his in that with luck and hard work you will get where you want. He left the economy in a better state than he started with, he sent up organisations like the national lottery and did a lot for the NI peace process. I always liked the way he was with people such as police officers, always shaking hands and genuinely looking grateful for the work that public servants do. Allegedly staff members in Downing Street loved him so much they were in tears when he left office in 97, a good man who was PM at the wrong time for the Tory party.
Compared to the dross we have in that hallowed 'place' right now, this man is a political titan. Watch his interviews, always in charge of his brief and had an excellent grasp of what was going on across different departments - as a PM should. We can debate whether he was PM material - I think he was - but he was clearly ministerial quality. What we have now makes me absolutely despair; I detest Blair, but he had certain qualities. It's been downhill since the Bliar.
This quite pointed insistence that Major should feel guilty, should feel that he had BETRAYED Thatcher by altering (fundamentally widely damaging) things she had put into place - ie the poll tax - when she was in office seems a bit unfair. I’m not saying that challenging and sometimes uncomfortable questions shouldn’t be asked - when you go into politics, it’s what you’re signing up for, it’s a part of the job really - but the way that it was pushed in this particular interview feels a little unkind.
Amazing how negative and passively aggressively he was questioned. Why weren't these Desert Island Disc interviews kept positive and neutral? Very off-putting.
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A man who wanted to do good, but I think he suffered from those that were snobby and felt Major wasn't one of them.
The most underrated prime minister we've had.
Truly a real gentleman.
Love him or hate him that voice is incredible
A man I much admired. He was a wise prime minister, possibly not a job he would have chosen, more a chancellor of the exchequer mind, but nevertheless he was a good statesman, kind and compassionate.
Any man who thought shagging Edwina Curry was a good idea has questionable judgement,,,lol
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Not a conservative by any stretch, but he is a good person Major. To follow on from Margaret Thatcher would have been tough for anyone, He had the hard right Europe haters of the Tory party to deal with and the sleaze culture that followed the party round for many years. I feel he is a success story socially and that my view of the world are similar to his in that with luck and hard work you will get where you want. He left the economy in a better state than he started with, he sent up organisations like the national lottery and did a lot for the NI peace process. I always liked the way he was with people such as police officers, always shaking hands and genuinely looking grateful for the work that public servants do. Allegedly staff members in Downing Street loved him so much they were in tears when he left office in 97, a good man who was PM at the wrong time for the Tory party.
He WAS a conservative, certainly much more so than Boris.
An amazing back story - for a PM
Compared to the dross we have in that hallowed 'place' right now, this man is a political titan. Watch his interviews, always in charge of his brief and had an excellent grasp of what was going on across different departments - as a PM should. We can debate whether he was PM material - I think he was - but he was clearly ministerial quality. What we have now makes me absolutely despair; I detest Blair, but he had certain qualities. It's been downhill since the Bliar.
.AGREED WITH MR CLARK
Sue Lawley, dripping acid. The most unpleasant of all the DID presenters. Roy Plumley was such a gracious host and got the best out of all his guests.
This quite pointed insistence that Major should feel guilty, should feel that he had BETRAYED Thatcher by altering (fundamentally widely damaging) things she had put into place - ie the poll tax - when she was in office seems a bit unfair. I’m not saying that challenging and sometimes uncomfortable questions shouldn’t be asked - when you go into politics, it’s what you’re signing up for, it’s a part of the job really - but the way that it was pushed in this particular interview feels a little unkind.
Even his voice is grey. :(
grey is sexy
Amazing how negative and passively aggressively he was questioned. Why weren't these Desert Island Disc interviews kept positive and neutral? Very off-putting.
Agreed. That's Sue Lawley for you. I don't really like her style. It's like she's grilling him at times as a journalist would.
The despicable corruption and worse that went on under this man hasn’t even begun to be unravelled.
Creepy way of speaking! Doesn't waste a chance to self-promote does he?
Truly a real gentleman.