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Originally Posted by freezin
John Major ... decent and honourable, you have to be joking! His government consisted of only about half a dozen true eurosceptics, who he called the "*******s" who objected to the party's dealings with the EU. The Maastricht treaty handed over great swathes of power in addition to what Thatcher had conceded without ever explaining what that meant, never mind asking for the people's opinions. And for what? And that's without even talking about all his moralising at the same time as he was carrying on an affair with Edwina Currie. As a man of the people, he sucks! The "people" might not have been aware of his European dealings, but they did the right thing in rejecting him. Shame the alternative was Blair.
http://www.eurotreaties.com/maastrichtext.html
If you are still confused, I can provide more details later, or you can tell me why I am wrong in my thinking. 
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half a dozen true Eurosceptics??? errr, try again.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maastricht_Rebels
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In the politics of the United Kingdom, the Maastricht Rebels were MPs of the then governing Conservative Party who refused to support the government of John Major in a House of Commons vote to secure ratification by the United Kingdom of the Maastricht treaty (Treaty on European Union). This was particularly devastating, as there were 22 rebels as of the second reading of the European Communities (Amendment) Bill in May 1992, and the government's majority was only 18."
The Maastritch bill was passed by the House of Commons - or do you only believe in Democracy when it coincides with your beliefs and views?
As for the affair with Edwina Currie, I think that was inappropriate (as is all infidelity).
And yes, thanks for providing a link to a Eurosceptic's site to back up your argument
http://www.europeanfoundation.org/docs/April%202005.pdf page 25
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The choice of material in the foreword alerts the reader to the author’s fundamentally British Eurosceptic view of the Constitution, whilst the legal and constitutional analysis reflects the thinking of Bill Cash and the European Foundation"
As I said earlier, I can only go on personal experiences of meeting with the man, and discussions with others who had also met him - not just on reports from the newspapers, and Spitting Image/Steve Bell parodies of him - can you say the same?
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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
Or she could be a door mat either way we don't know what goes on behind closed doors
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No we don't, so wondering what she thinks can never be answered
