Again; morally decent has gone down the shit pan with politics as a whole, and all MPs following the expenses kick up.
He knew and maggie knew that they had to suck plenty of murdoch meat, and did it well. And it paid off for both of them. Major rode the waves of that for a bit and it won him...
Decent politicain; moot point? I would suggest not.
Politics these days isnt about politics. Blair won 3 elections (count them) by big majorities. So did Maggie. That must make him a decent politician surely by todays standards?