John Major

Mehdi Hasan

Tory 'Latterday Bastards' Making David Cameron's Position Worse Than John Major's

HuffingtonPost.com | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 22.05.2013 | UK Politics

David Cameron is in a worse position as Conservative Party leader than John Major was even at the height of the former prime minister's Europe trouble...

EU Row Has 'Depressing' Echoes Of The 1990s

The Huffington Post UK | Tom Moseley | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Politics

John Major's former press secretary says the EU row engulfing David Cameron has "depressing" echoes of the 1990s. Sheila Gunn urged Tory rebels to ...

Cameron Hits Back Over Europe

The Huffington Post UK\ | Tom Moseley | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Politics

David Cameron has hit out at his anti-EU ministers as the ghost of John Major returned to haunt his premiership. The prime minister dismissed comme...

Margaret Thatcher the Council House Snatcher

Laurna Robertson | Posted 16.04.2013 | UK Politics
Laurna Robertson

There's no feeling like owning your own home - a retreat from the rest of the world, a safe haven, a place where you can fully express yourself. Does that feeling of satisfaction double when you have two or three properties?

Thatcher: The Most Divisive British Leader of All Time

Mark Hillary | Posted 10.04.2013 | UK Politics
Mark Hillary

Thatcher still manages to divide opinion in a way that no other British leader has achieved. Even Tony Blair's false wars don't create the same kind of hatred.

The Death of Margaret Thatcher Shows the Ugly, Tribal Face of Politics

Hannah Buchanan | Posted 10.04.2013 | UK Politics
Hannah Buchanan

Those heaping vituperation upon Thatcher should also know that she was not just a politician but a wife, a grandmother and a mother. How are her family supposed to grieve with mob like disgusting behaviour going on?

Maggie, Maggie, Maggie... Dead, Dead, Dead

Hanna Flint | Posted 09.04.2013 | UK Politics
Hanna Flint

On April 8 2013, the masses turned out to celebrate Margaret Thatcher's death on the streets of Brixton, but there was barely a face among the merry gathering old enough to understand the good and the bad she brought to this country.

Mehdi Hasan

Norman Lamont: Cutting Spending Does Hit Growth

HuffingtonPost.com | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK Politics

One of the chancellor's closest allies has said that George Osborne "should stick to the strategy" of deficit reduction, despite admitting that auster...

Mehdi Hasan

Norman Lamont: Cutting Spending Does Hit Growth

HuffingtonPost.com | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK Politics

One of the chancellor's closest allies has said that George Osborne "should stick to the strategy" of deficit reduction, despite admitting that "no on...

Ned Simons

John Major Tells Tory EU 'Rebels' To Be Quiet, Warns Against UK Exit

HuffingtonPost.com | Ned Simons | Posted 14.02.2013 | UK Politics

John Major has warned eurosceptic Tory MPs to keep quiet, arguing they are damaging David Cameron's negotiating position in Brussels as he tries to re...

Mehdi's Morning Memo: The Living Standards Election

Huffington Post | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 06.03.2013 | UK Politics

The ten things you need to know on Thursday 14 February 2013... 1) THE LIVING STANDARDS ELECTION Ed Miliband is going to do his best impression ...

An Apology: I Helped Thrust the Onesie on the World (and Nick Clegg)

Etan Smallman | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK Politics
Etan Smallman

Firstly, to the well-dressed people of Great Britain, I would like to repent. My confession: I was one of the first journalists in the country to spring the 21st Century's greatest crime against fashion on to an unsuspecting public.

'There's No Point At Having An Inquiry Into An Inquiry'

Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.11.2012 | UK

Steve Messham, a sex abuse victim at the centre of claims against a senior Tory has welcomed government steps to look into the alleged abuse, but said...

'We Do Not Give Enough Credit To Cameron'

PA | Posted 04.11.2012 | UK

Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith issued a plea for Tory Eurosceptics to give David Cameron a chance today in the wake of last week's humiliating reb...

Ned Simons

Miliband: Cameron 'As Weak As John Major' Over Europe

HuffingtonPost.com | Ned Simons | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK Politics

Ed Miliband has accused David Cameron of being a "weak" leader as the prime minister faces a Commons defeat over a potential rise in the European Unio...

Paedophile DJ Jimmy Savile - What I 'Knew' But Never Reported Years Ago

John Fleming | Posted 11.12.2012 | UK
John Fleming

The BBC is getting blamed for doing nothing about Jimmy Savile, although it seems, over the years, five police forces actually investigated stories about him in some way and did nothing. I worked in British television from 1973 onwards, though only twice on BBC programmes; the rest of the time, I worked for ITV and independent companies. Still, I heard rumours about Jimmy Savile.

Why Tories Miss John Major

Tom Doran | Posted 10.10.2012 | UK Politics
Tom Doran

Those of us on the left who were sceptical of the coalition must concede at least one thing: they are certainly efficient.

Brown And Blair At Lunch... But What Are They Saying (CAPTION COMPETITION)

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 24.07.2012 | UK Politics

Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, the rival Labour prime ministers who won three elections, joined John Major and current PM David Cameron to have lunch wi...

We Can't Go On Like This

Brett Leppard | Posted 26.08.2012 | UK Politics
Brett Leppard

The foolish man builds his house upon the sand, or in this case, debt. If David Cameron wishes to balance the books, I suggest we start with what is probably the biggest public sector inefficiency and end two decades' worth of farce.

The British Empire Medal Strikes Back

William Hanson | Posted 15.08.2012 | UK
William Hanson

The Prime Minister David Cameron has revived the Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Meritorious Service... or, to the common man, the British Empire Medal. Although it has always been awarded in other Commonwealth countries, former premier John Major decided to scrap it during his tenure at Downing Street on the basis that it was helping fuel a class-riddled society.

Major: Blair Was More Right Wing Than Me

PA | Posted 12.06.2012 | UK Politics

Former Conservative Prime Minister Sir John Major today suggested that Labour leader Tony Blair was more right wing than him. Sir John told the Lev...

John Major: Gordon Brown's Allies 'Spread Lies About Me'

Posted 12.06.2012 | UK Politics

Gordon Brown's closest allies spread lies about Sir John Major, the Leveson Inquiry heard today. The ex-Conservative leader was so furious about fa...

John Major: 'Rupert Murdoch Told Me To Change Europe Policy'

PA | Posted 12.08.2012 | UK Politics

Former Conservative prime minister Sir John Major today told an inquiry into press standards that media tycoon Rupert Murdoch asked him to change poli...

John Major Attacks 'Undignified' Courting Of Press By Prime Ministers

Posted 12.06.2012 | UK Politics

Some of Britain's prime ministers have had an "undignified" relationship with the press, Sir John Major has said. Giving evidence to the Leveson in...

Ed Miliband And John Major To Appear At Leveson Inquiry

Posted 12.06.2012 | UK Politics

Labour leader Ed Miliband and former prime minister Sir John Major will give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into press standards today. Mr Miliban...