Sir John Major questioned by Oxford students

Outstanding communicator ,never wastes words, and underpinned by excellent values.

Amazing how lucid and coherent he is considering he’s 80.

While working at a hotel in the midlands we arrived one night to find out that John Major was staying with us. The phone rang just after midnight and the caller said that the the PM was a bit peckish after arriving back late from a public event , and he was enquiring what was available. As we had the keys to the kitchen, we asked what he would like. After a few moments, the answer came back, sausages, chips and peas. And that's what we made for John Major at 1 a.m in the morning.

I miss this type of calm collected type of political debate… I would vote for this man or this type of person

If somebody in the 90s had told me that one day I'd miss John Major, who'd have thought.

Sir John Major. A good and honourable man. This nation needs men and women possessed by such qualities.

His stature has grown since stepping down as PM. He is a man of integrity.

An excellent talk and discussion by Sir John Major. I miss his integrity and stature as compared to some of the politicians we have and are experiencing today.

I have been waiting for literally decades to hear any significant figure express John Major's sentiments regarding Security Council reform. An excellent man. I've joined the UN in my country and am promoting his sentiments. Rather than rely on a saviour, I think we all need to contribute to solving problems.

Happy 80th birthday Mr. Major!

As a Labour supporter I really like/respect John Major. Unlike the Conservative Party now, who only care about the rich, John cared about everyone and wanted to make the country he loved better.

I find John Major to be a wise critical thinker. We need more people like him

Impressive questions from the moderator. This young man has talent.

I never agreed with John Major on all politics and I never liked him as PM, but he is among the most profound thinkers British politics has seen in the last many decades.

The UK seems to lack quality politicians these days

Total and utter gentleman and always will be

Such an honorable man. So classy to not covet all the glory of the Northern Ireland agreement. Pragmatism has died, sadly. He's the last of an all but extinct breed of politician.

I never gave him much credit as PM, but listening to him here, there is a clarity of thinking that is missing in the voices of current politics.

I miss a PM that has integrity like JM has

Great interview. It was interesting to hear John Major ask, 'Where is the statesman big enough and powerful enough to bring the world together?' We need to find someone smart and caring enough to solve both this country's and the world's problems, and for me, that would be someone just like John Major. Even at 80 years old, he’s still s sharp as a tack but has such humility, wisdom and humour that he makes our current crop of politicians look like naive, self-serving amateurs.  'Dull and grey' to me was always synonymous with decent and understated. After the incessant puerile drama from the likes of Boris and Trump what this country and the world needs right now is John Major. It's enough to make me weep how degraded the west has become. :(