| John Prescott RIP 07:02 - Nov 21 with 2688 views | SitfcB |
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| John Prescott RIP on 07:23 - Nov 21 with 2605 views | BABLUE |
A proper Labour man. RIP John |  | | |
| John Prescott RIP on 07:32 - Nov 21 with 2579 views | jasondozzell |
RIP. Oh for a politician of his integrity and energy now! Current Labour party shameful. |  | | |
| John Prescott RIP on 07:41 - Nov 21 with 2532 views | GlasgowBlue |
R.I.P.
Was instrumental in bringing old Labour on board with Blair’s New Labour project. |  |
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| John Prescott RIP on 08:27 - Nov 21 with 2410 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| John Prescott RIP on 07:32 - Nov 21 by jasondozzell |
RIP. Oh for a politician of his integrity and energy now! Current Labour party shameful. |
Disgusting place to put political point scoring. |  |
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| John Prescott RIP on 08:28 - Nov 21 with 2408 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
Working class legend. | |
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| John Prescott RIP on 08:34 - Nov 21 with 2383 views | Pinewoodblue |
Absolutely. Sad to say that my first thought was ‘two jags’. |  |
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| John Prescott RIP on 08:35 - Nov 21 with 2378 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| John Prescott RIP on 08:34 - Nov 21 by Pinewoodblue |
Absolutely. Sad to say that my first thought was ‘two jags’. |
Ha, yeah me too, but he was obviously so much more than that. | |
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| John Prescott RIP on 08:38 - Nov 21 with 2362 views | Pinewoodblue |
| John Prescott RIP on 08:35 - Nov 21 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Ha, yeah me too, but he was obviously so much more than that. |
Makes you realise how much we allow media to influence our thinking. | |
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| John Prescott RIP on 08:42 - Nov 21 with 2347 views | Churchman |
John Prescott was certainly a political giant of his time. A hugely influential figure I rather liked his straightforward approach to things as I do with most Yorkshire people.
The only criticism I have is that his technique with that punch wasn’t the best. It could have been delivered more effectively. I thought it was great when he did it though - nobody should put up with a toerag chucking anything at them including an egg.
Reading about him, I gather he died of that cruel disease Alzheimer’s. So hard for him and his family as anyone whose seen it will tell you. The struggle is over.
RIP Mr Prescott |  | | |
| John Prescott RIP on 08:57 - Nov 21 with 2285 views | BloomBlue |
Certainly was different.
Sadly probably wouldn't survive as a politician now. Rember when two Jaqs was challenged over the fact he used one to drive 200 feet from one building to another and he replied, 'it was because of security and also his wife hated the wind ruining her hair'. Just think now have he would be crucified for that, even though he was just speaking his mind.
Also sadly and unfortunately his legacy was tarnished slighly when he let his loins control his brains - but that made him even more normal for many people
One of the last of his kind.
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| John Prescott RIP on 09:19 - Nov 21 with 2172 views | textbackup |
Thoughts are with Nessa at this time |  |
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| John Prescott RIP on 09:37 - Nov 21 with 2115 views | WD19 |
Ness will be devastated. RIP.
Ooops. Sorry Texty. Will teach me to read the thread first next time. [Post edited 21 Nov 2024 9:39]
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| John Prescott RIP on 10:04 - Nov 21 with 2053 views | Trequartista |
Proper Labour man who would never abandon the working class. R.I.P. to a legendary figure. |  |
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| John Prescott RIP on 10:06 - Nov 21 with 2036 views | textbackup |
| John Prescott RIP on 09:37 - Nov 21 by WD19 |
Ness will be devastated. RIP.
Ooops. Sorry Texty. Will teach me to read the thread first next time. [Post edited 21 Nov 2024 9:39]
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I do it all the time mate, don’t worry 😂 | |
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| John Prescott RIP on 20:24 - Nov 21 with 1664 views | Swansea_Blue |
| John Prescott RIP on 08:27 - Nov 21 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Disgusting place to put political point scoring. |
It’s hard to argue that Labour wouldn’t benefit from someone like him now. Rayner’s having to do a lot of heavy lifting mostly on her own. Someone with his character on the front benches probably wouldn’t hurt at all.
86 though. Wow, where does time go? [Post edited 21 Nov 2024 20:25]
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| John Prescott RIP on 20:41 - Nov 21 with 1611 views | Swansea_Blue |
That’s a lovely interview and you can tell there was genuine mutual affection, or at the very least respect.
Hague nails a current problem at the end there when he talks about Prescott’s authentic character. We lack that now in many of the leading MPs. They either have no character, or aren’t authentic, or more often than not both. | |
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| John Prescott RIP on 21:04 - Nov 21 with 1573 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| John Prescott RIP on 20:24 - Nov 21 by Swansea_Blue |
It’s hard to argue that Labour wouldn’t benefit from someone like him now. Rayner’s having to do a lot of heavy lifting mostly on her own. Someone with his character on the front benches probably wouldn’t hurt at all.
86 though. Wow, where does time go? [Post edited 21 Nov 2024 20:25]
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That's not what I was replying to. | |
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| John Prescott RIP on 21:53 - Nov 21 with 1492 views | GeoffSentence |
| John Prescott RIP on 08:34 - Nov 21 by Pinewoodblue |
Absolutely. Sad to say that my first thought was ‘two jags’. |
Mine was 'left hook'. |  |
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| John Prescott RIP on 22:53 - Nov 21 with 1415 views | Whos_blue |
Sad news, especially hearing he was living with dementia.
Generally hard to not like, though I think he blotted his copy book during the firefighter strikes of the early 2000s, especially the doomed "Firecontrol" project he championed that was scrapped uncompleted after £500 million. Yes. £500 million, was wasted.
A terrible waste of public money.
That said, he represented his Hull constituency loyally for 40 years and that is a remarkable achievement. |  |
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| John Prescott RIP on 19:49 - Nov 22 with 1052 views | football |
| John Prescott RIP on 07:23 - Nov 21 by BABLUE |
A proper Labour man. RIP John |
And there lies my problem. Sure as a person he was ok, but polictically no. Labour have have and will mess this country up |  | | |
| John Prescott RIP on 20:56 - Nov 22 with 1008 views | Mullet |
| John Prescott RIP on 19:49 - Nov 22 by football |
And there lies my problem. Sure as a person he was ok, but polictically no. Labour have have and will mess this country up |
How exactly? He was part of a watershed government that made real social change. So much so the Tories took a slash and burn approach to it, and picked the bones clean leaving us where we are now.
What did they do so right, that Labour got so wrong in Prescotts time? |  |
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| John Prescott RIP on 21:08 - Nov 22 with 991 views | Swansea_Blue |
| John Prescott RIP on 20:56 - Nov 22 by Mullet |
How exactly? He was part of a watershed government that made real social change. So much so the Tories took a slash and burn approach to it, and picked the bones clean leaving us where we are now.
What did they do so right, that Labour got so wrong in Prescotts time? |
There’s a lot of this around. Quick statements saying Labour are always worse at x or y and they always ruin everything. Nothing to qualify the statements of course. I thinks it simply an evidence free belief system. They’ve had 13 years in power out of the last 45 and been out of power for the last 13, yet everything is supposed to be their fault.
There’s stuff they get wrong of course, as every government does. But this one-eyed smearing of them does bear up to scrutiny at all imo. | |
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