Prescott’s got me praying! (From Lancashire Telegraph)
When news happens, text LT and your photos and videos to 80360. Or contact us by email or phone.
Prescott’s got me praying!
3:54pm Thursday 26th January 2012 in News
I AM not a religious person, but when I read that John (Lord) Prescott (pictured) was considering putting his name forward for election as one of the country’s first police commissioners, I immediately started to pray!
If he is successful, he will receive a salary of £100,000 a year, have control over police strategy, spending and the ability to hire and fire top officers.
When you consider that we are still picking up the bill for the schemes he dreamt up when Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, is it any wonder that (like the rest of the country) I am on my knees?
D Walker, Barrowford.
Comments(4)
ToffeeGuy
says...
10:38pm Thu 26 Jan 12
A man who rose from Ship Steward to deputy Prime Minster through hard graft and determination and never forgot his roots.
He should be an inspiration to anyone who want's get ahead in life. A man who wasn't born with a silver spoon in his mouth and didn't go to Private school.
Cameron, Clegg and Osborne all went to private schools with fees now higher than the average annual wage.
Oh for the days of John Prescott and the meritocracy. He's worth ten of them.
Kevin, Colne
says...
7:24am Fri 27 Jan 12
One of my favourite quotes from him, or 'Precottism', was in a speech that he gave in 2003 when explaining the government's housing policy: "I want to build communities where people say 'this is where I live'".
The other famous quote that is attributed to Prescott is when he told a BBC reporter: "The green belt is a Labour achievement and we mean to build on it."
And after a rough flight he said: "It's good to be back on terra cotta."
Politics is a much duller place without the likes of John Prescott.
district01
says...
6:37pm Mon 30 Jan 12
district01 says...
5:31pm Thu 26 Jan 12
Yes, now I remember. He’s the one who either had or has still got three Jags, got himself a girlfriend whilst still married, plays crochet sometimes to impress and put some house furnishings on his government expenses that he shouldn’t have done. Can‘t remember anything else?
Just another ex politician who has done very well for himself after he’s gone. I think he was a Conservative, but if not he now gives the impression to have been one!