John Major

George Osborne bounces back to find a path out of the economic woods

In the Conservative Party’s Hundred Acre Wood, George Osborne has always been Tigger to David Cameron’s Christopher Robin. The Shadow Chancellor is a natural optimist, bouncing back enthusiastically after every setback.

Alan Rusbridger reflects on the legacies of Hugo Young following the publication of the legendary...

On July 21 1997, Tony Blair, Hugo Young and I met for tea in the garden of Number 10. The prime minister was reasonably assiduous in talking things over with columnists and editors and on this day we chatted in the summer sun...

HBOS chief 'using scare tactics to push takeover deal'

Published Date: 15 November 2008 THE chairman of HBOS has sent a circular to shareholders claiming that if the proposed takeover bid by Lloyds TSB is rejected, then the troubled bank might have to be nationalised. Lord...

Domestic trouble at our man in South Africa's mansion

When Britain's first black cabinet minister, Paul Boateng, left Westminster, his close friend Tony Blair helped soften the blow by handing him the plum job of British high commissioner to South Africa – along with all its...

End the 'don't give a damn' culture

Lord Ouseley* addresses IRR's fiftieth birthday celebration conference on the connection between the lacks in political leadership and public morality and the crisis of youth out of control. And I think it's very important to...

Edward Heathcoat Amory: Official figures are only the tip of a terrifying iceberg of debt that...

Take a look at this depiction of an iceberg. It provides a frightening illustration of just how much trouble we are in, and explains why the markets are in turmoil and the pound is in freefall as investors around the world lose...

Who said: In politics if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.

Thatcher, Margaret Hilda Roberts Thatcher, Baroness, 1925–, British political leader. Great Britain's first woman prime minister, Thatcher served longer than any other British prime minister in the 20th cent. In office she...

John Major blames Gordon Brown for recession in UK

Sir John Major has strongly attacked Gordon Brown's claims over his handling of the British economy, blaming the Prime Minister for the recession now gripping the country. Sir John predicts that Labour will be ousted at the...

Who's to blame? Look in the mirror, Mr Brown

A former Prime Minister accuses Labour of squandering the golden economic legacy that it was bequeathed Sixteen years ago an economic gale blew away a vital part of my economic strategy; now, a more comprehensive storm has...

Darling: Economy will bounce back in 2010

Paul Waugh, Evening Standard Britain will suffer a short, sharp recession next year, Chancellor Alistair Darling signalled today. In the first real glimpse at this month's pre-Budget report, Mr Darling seized on forecasts by...