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Synopsis
'The best memoir by a senior politician for years.' Simon Jenkins, Sunday Times John Major's autobiography is one of the most personal and revealing ever written by a former British Prime Minister. The account of his childhood, rise and fall is candid, scrupulous and unsparing. Major's early life was extraordinary; his rise through Parliament meteoric. Soon a favourite of Margaret Thatcher, he became Foreign Secretary and then Chancellor of the Exchequer. When Thatcher fell, he fought and won a shrewd campaign to succeed her, and went on to win a remarkable general election victory in 1992. He brought down inflation and ushered in a solid economic recovery, yet within months of the 1992 election, his government was in troubled waters. John Major is candid about his fight to keep sterling in the ERM and his reactions to 'Black Wednesday'. He is frank about the civil war within his party over Britain's relationship with the EU. He is honest about what he won and what he lost, about friends and foes within his party as well as outside.
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About the Author
John Major has been Conservative Member of Parliament for Huntington since 1979. He served as Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer before succeeding Margaret Thatcher as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister in November 1990. He was to hold both positions until May 1997, winning a remarkable victory in the 1992 general election.
John Major and his wife, Norma, live in London and Huntington. They have two children, Elizabeth and James.
Review
`Compelling...a classic of holding the reader's attention which many fiction writers might envy.' Roy Jenkins, Evening Standard`Unsparing...vivid...witty as well as wise.' Geoffrey Howe, Independent`One of the few post-war political autobiographies that will endure...compulsively readable and remarkably objective...deeply moving.' Bruce Anderson, Daily Telegraph
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- PublisherHarper Collins Publishers
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0002570041
- ISBN 13 9780002570046
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages785
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