On Jun 5, 5:10*pm, "Tim Roll-Pickering" T.C.Roll-
wrote:
Bruce wrote:
What 'position in the world' would that be?
That of a third rate former Imperial nation? *That of a third rate
former military power? *That of a bankrupt former economic power?
Well to pull just one example off the top of my head, John Major always
believed that if Scotland went, so would the UK's permanent seat on the UN
Security Council (see his memoirs for more of this).
I'm not sure that you gain any credibility by quoting John Major, one
of the worst Prime Ministers the UK has ever had.

Major's stock is slowly rising. For one thing thanks to him we don't have
the additional burden of being in a single currency that's liable to
collapse soon.

John Major started the ball rolling with regard to peace in Northern
Ireland. Regardless of his failings, we should all be grateful for
his work in this regard.