Neil Kinnock of being run by trade unions. Kinnock was also perceived as scoring in debates over Margaret Thatcher in the Commons—previously an area in which he was seen as weak—and finally Michael Heseltine challenged Thatcher's leadership and she resigned on 28 November 1990 to be succeeded by then-Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Major. Kinnock greeted Thatcher's resignation by describing it as "very good news" and demanded an immediate general election. Public reaction to Major's elevation was highly positive. A new Prime Minister and the fact that Kinnock was now the longest-serving current leader of a major party reduced the impact of
Light as a feather, stiff as a board which is light as a feather, stiff as a board. In the movie, the girls are seen performing the version of the game described in Samuel Pepys’ diary, which involves one participant lying down, while the others kneel around her. The girls chant “Light as a feather, stiff as a board,” several times before lifting the prone participant into the air. In the movie, this scene involves special effects, which has the affect of the prone participant levitating above the hands of the lifters. The phenomenon has been observed into modern times, often being described as a form of spiritualism