Was John Major’s premiership “continuity Thatcher”, something distinctive in its own right or just a long period of undistinguished drift from which Blairism offered escape? Professor Jeremy Black and The Critic’s deputy editor, Graham Stewart, assess what Major wanted and what he got.
Former Conservative British Prime Minister John Major (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
The Major problem
What is his legacy — if, indeed, he has one
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