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24: John Major: The Gulf War, Black Wednesday, and Populism (Part 2)

The Rest Is Politics: Leading

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The Emotional Impact of Being Prime Minister

Sir John would like to have done a lot more towards reforming education. I thought we needed a complete reform of the tax system. Other things that I thought needed doing, like the Irish piece process,. Like the lottery, things like that, I was able to do. He says he regrets not having spent more money during his time as Prime Minister. Sir John: 'The Labour opposition in the 1990s were the most ruthless and best organised I have seen since my time in politics'

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