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• Steve Bell on John Major and Scottish independence – cartoon

  Cartoon, 10 Sep 2014:

  The UK faces the 'disastrous' prospect of losing its Trident nuclear deterrent and its permanent seat on the UN security council if Scotland votes for independence, former prime minister Sir John Major has warned

• John Major is right on independence: there's much to fear from a yes vote

  10 Sep 2014: Former Tory PM makes strong points – albeit chippishly – on the geopolitical problems Scotland would face post-independence

• Scottish independence would be disastrous for all UK, warns John Major

  10 Sep 2014: Former prime minister says loss of Trident nuclear programme would imminently weaken UK defence after yes referendum result

• The Sun reunion quintet recall an era of MacKenzie, madness and Margaret

  29 Aug 2014:

  Roy Greenslade on his ambivalence while attending the Radio 4 get-together of colleagues from the 1980s

• The Guardian view on former prime ministers entering public debates

  14 Aug 2014: Editorial: Sir John Major has something to say and knows when to say it. He is a good example for some of our other retired leaders

• From the archive, 31 July 1989: Britain and China resume talks on Hong Kong handover

  31 Jul 2014: Originally published in the Guardian on 31 July 1989: The Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing had stalled negotiations between the two countries about the future of the British colony

• MPs should attend course on seven principles of public life, says report

  14 Jul 2014: Many appear to show little interest in understanding principles drawn up in 1995 after 'sleaze scandals', committee warns

• The Special Relationship: Uncovered; Charles Paris Mystery; The First Time With… Jimmy Page – radio review

  28 Jun 2014:

  Peter Hitchens tore into the myth of American partnership, while Bill Nighy rested and sleuthed, writes Euan Ferguson

• Independent Scotland has 'nil' chance of keeping UK's EU opt-outs – Major

  17 Jun 2014: Former PM who negotiated euro opt-out at Maastricht in 1991 says it would be very difficult for Scotland to expect special treatment

• How politicians have struggled to define Britishness

  10 Jun 2014: Michael Gove wants schools to promote British values, but does that mean 'no revolutions', chicken tikka masala or old maids cycling to communion? It depends which politician you ask

• Bilderberg 2014: George Osborne and the man at the centre of everything

  2 Jun 2014: After terrifying John Major, Sir John Kerr has moved on to well-connected boardrooms and the heart of Bilderberg

• The Chilcot inquiry: known unknowns

  30 May 2014:

  Editorial: it is in Tony Blair's gift to overrule the Cabinet Office and give permission for his correspondence to be released

• Blair should ask Chilcot to publish full Iraq letters to Bush, says Major

  30 May 2014:

  Former Conservative prime minister says public suspicions will continue to fester if correspondence is not published in full

• Cameron's chances of renegotiating EU immigration rules good, reckons Major

  30 May 2014: Former PM says Europe's national leaders recognise need for change and UK has allies in Brussels it did not have in 1990s

• Jean-Luc Dehaene obituary

  16 May 2014: Belgian prime minister and EU federalist with a forte for negotiation

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