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This book seeks to re-examine John Major�s leadership using techniques developed through Presidential Studies: namely using Fred Greenstein�s seminal study of Presidential Leadership, The Presidential Difference, and its six criteria for leadership (public communicator, organisational capacity, political skill, public policy vision, cognitive style, and, finally, emotional intelligence).� It is through Greenstein�s model that a fresh look can be taken at not only Major�s time in office, but equally the man himself, which proves to be just as revealing. Major�s tenure has often been characterised as being weak and incompetent,� as he presided over a sleaze-ridden and divided party on the issue of Europe. With almost a quarter of a century having passed since Major left office, it looks to be an appropriate moment to re-assess his premiership and important role in the recent seismic events surrounding the 2016 Brexit referendum and its outcome.Typham this is the title: The Political Leadership of Prime Minister John Major A Reassessment Using the Greenstein Model