John Major: The Autobiography

828 Pages·1999·42.954 MB·English

by  John Major

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CONTENTS
LISTO F ILLUSTRATIONS ix
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xiii
FOREWORD xvii
1 ThSee aforrcT ho mM ajor 1
2F roBmr ixttoWo ens tminster 27
3I nttohC eo mmons 66
4C limbtihLneag d der 86
5I ntCoa binet 97
6' WhatthC'eas p iotfCa oll ombia?' 111
7A nA nlbition Fulfilled 130
8A nE mprFeaslsl s 167
9P riMmien ister 202
10T hGeu lWfa r 220
11R aistihSnetg a ndard 245
12M aastricht 264
13W innaiM nagn date 289
14B laWcekd nesday 312
15T h'eB astards' 342
16B actkoB asics 386
17P roteocutHrie nrgi tage 401
18T hUen iaotnR isk 415
19I nttohM ei sBtrsi:g ht Hopes, 4B3l1a ck Deeds
20T hWei dWeorr ld 495
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21A tt hSeu mmit 516
22H elKli'tsc hen 532
23U nparliaBmeehnatvairoyu r 550
24F aulEtulrionpee 578
25P uutp o rS hut up 608
26M adC owasn Edu ropeans 648
27T hEec onoRmaygt:soR iches 659
28T hCeu rtFaailnl s 690
Aftermath 731
APPENDI x A:B riCehfr onology 737
ThCea biNnoevte,m ber
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INDEX 747
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