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
I Was a Fool opined "I Was a Fool" to be reminiscent of 1980s big-hair-era power ballads by Heart. "Consequence of Sound" reviewer Sarah H. Grant wrote the song sounded like the Irish band The Corrs, while "Spin"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Chris Martins described it as a Kate Bush-style ballad. Carolyn Vallejo of Alter the Press! said it sounded like a song from Britney Spears' album "...Baby One More Time". "I Was a Fool" was given positive reviews by critics and publications. Carl Williott of Idolator described it as "a warm, shimmering song that makes you want to sway", and another writer for the site, Stephen Sears,