Major 90-97
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- Created on: 29-04-14 09:14
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- Major 1990-97
- Character
- not same mould as MT - attraction
- likeable but not inspiring figure
- Spitting image = grey, boring, consumed with unimportant details
- Build up to 1992 victory
- Gulf War 1991
- impressive debut
- conduct statesman like when dealing with Kuwait with USA - coalition force
- ended illegal occupation of Kuw. by Saddam Hussain
- decision to keep opposition leaders Kinnock and Ashdown informed won him respect
- conduct statesman like when dealing with Kuwait with USA - coalition force
- impressive debut
- only slightly criticised MT
- knew election had to be called in 18 months
- wanted to build a country at ease with itself
- poll tax withdrawn in 91
- knew election had to be called in 18 months
- Maastricht Treaty 92
- diff. approach to europe than MT
- declared aim 'to create an ever-closer union among the peoples of Europe'
- long lasting consequences
- declared aim 'to create an ever-closer union among the peoples of Europe'
- Main terms:
- full eu. integration
- common eu. foreign and defence policy
- eu. central bank and single currency adopted 99 - opt out clause
- eu. community become EU
- diff. approach to europe than MT
- Gulf War 1991
- 1992 election
- poorly judged americanised labour campaign
- many c's surprised to win after 13 yrs in power
- Major went back to roots - stood on soap boxes
- many c's surprised to win after 13 yrs in power
- C = 336 seats 42% L = 271 seats 34.2%
- poorly judged americanised labour campaign
- Crisis over Europe
- pound made unrealistically high when joined ERM DM2.95
- sensed pound overvalued and began to speculate on market
- pound fell -chancellor raised interest rates from 10 to 15%
- nothing worked - black wed. sept. 16 uk withdrew from ERM
- RESULTS: arg. for eurosceptics stronger, lab. gained lead in opinion polls
- longer term effects not bad - pound recovered
- RESULTS: arg. for eurosceptics stronger, lab. gained lead in opinion polls
- nothing worked - black wed. sept. 16 uk withdrew from ERM
- pound fell -chancellor raised interest rates from 10 to 15%
- sensed pound overvalued and began to speculate on market
- Struggle over M Treaty 93
- ERM situ made ratifying mt by parlia. diff
- july 93 euro-rebels defeated key bill necessary for treaty to come into effect in nov
- major had to force bill through
- july 93 euro-rebels defeated key bill necessary for treaty to come into effect in nov
- ERM situ made ratifying mt by parlia. diff
- pound made unrealistically high when joined ERM DM2.95
- Foreign Affairs
- Bosnia 95
- bitter complex civil war - britain supported NATO
- went into bosnia to proetct muslim bosnians from serb christians
- major = dignitaryof dayton agreement where warring parties kept to designated areas
- went into bosnia to proetct muslim bosnians from serb christians
- bitter complex civil war - britain supported NATO
- Bosnia 95
- Sleaze
- heritage minister david mellor had affair with spanish actress photo'd in chelsea *****
- enviro. min. tim yeo = love child
- stephen milligan self strangulation
- hamilton (corp. affairs minister) received brown enevelopes of money from Al Fayed to gain special favours
- shadow over major's govt. lost all by elections
- reason for loss
- divisons, withdrawal of ERM, uninspiring leadership, new labour
- Character
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