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
A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel is a 1635 oil painting by Judith Leyster that is currently housed in London's National Gallery. There have been various interpretations of Judith Leyster's "A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel" by different scholars. Some, such as Neil McLaren, have argued that it represents the Dutch proverb ""Een aal bij de staart hebben"" (or "to hold an eel by the tail") meaning that you do not get to hold onto something just because you