The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
Members of Parliament have entered early day motions calling for a debate on compensation for Equitable Life policy holders.
Not a sheep (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
The BBC are reporting that "Gordon Brown will be in charge of the government this summer even while he is away on holiday... When his predecessor Tony Blair jetted off for sunnier climes, his deputy John Prescott famously took the reins. But this is not the case for Mr Brown. His spokesman said: "The prime minister is the prime minister and remains in charge whether he's on holiday or not."" So it...
Quantity Over Quality (Free subscription) | 19/07/2008
Last night was rather wonderful apart from losing Jon for a good hour while he ran round some darkened woods trying to take pictures of celebrities for The Independent. NB FAO The Independent: there aren't any celebrities here. Excitingly Natalie Imbruglia and John Prescott may arrive today, but now I have the image of them arriving together locked in my head, and boy, do they make a funny pair...
The First Post (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008
Alistair Darling is going to take on the old John Prescott role from the end of next week, as duty minister for August. When he was Blair's deputy…
Sore Eyes (Free subscription) | 14/07/2008
Reviewing a collection of memoirs by New Labour figures for the London Review of Books, John Lanchester spotted an interesting point of divergence involving former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott: There is one fascinating counterfactual to emerge from Prezza. It concerns the incident when he punched an egg-throwing protester in Wales during the 2001 general election. [...]
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 13/07/2008
WOULD you pay a woman to have sex with you? Because that's the question I've been asking myself in the light of all this Max Mosley and the hookers stuff going to court.
The UK Daily Pundit (Free subscription) | 13/07/2008
It's my contention that David Davis is the new Bob Marshall-Andrews. But is Eric Pickles the new John Prescott? Let's look at the facts. Both men weigh over 20 stone. Both men are outspoken northeners. Both men come from solid working class backgrounds and both men have got egos to match their waistlines. So is Eric Pickles the new John Prescott? Not quite. Eric needs to do more work when it
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 12/07/2008
A celebrity fundraiser with auction prizes such as tennis with Tony Blair and waiter-service from John Prescott helped Labour raise £350,000 for its cash-strapped coffers
Digital TV (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
Two Jags on 2 Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is to front a documentary on the British class system, the BBC has announced. The programme, to be aired on BBC 2 in the autumn, will see him explore the "dreams and aspirations of the richest and poorest" and grapple with issues such as political apathy, [...]
The First Post (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
John Prescott, the chippy former Labour deputy prime minister, is making a documentary for BBC 2 about one of his pet obsessions - the British class system, or more accurately…
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
John Prescott, the former deputy prime minister, is to present a documentary series on class on BBC2 this autumn.
The Why of the World (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Writing about the recent slew of New Labour autohagiographies in the London Review of Books, John Lanchester presents a fascinating political counterfactual. It centres on that day during the 2001 general election campaign when, in Rhyl, north Wales, John Prescott punched farm worker Craig Evans in the face after Evans threw an egg at him...
The Sun (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
FORMER deputy prime minister John Prescott is to front a new BBC2 series about class
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Griff Rhys Jones on anger, John Prescott on class and an Iraq and Afghanistan doc lead BBC2's autumn lineup.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Former deputy prime minister John Prescott is to explore the British class system in a new BBC2 documentary series. By Tara Conlan
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news rage uk | 21/04/2008
When I was young and on a visit to the US, I was taken to a rodeo. I watched the cowboys mount angry bulls which were then released together into the arena. A violent dance then began with the bull trying to buck the cowboy from his back and the cowboy holding on for dear life or at least for dear prize money or bravado. If the bull was successful and the cowboy came crashing to the ground, the bull...
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Is this where Prescott's love of BULLSHIT comes from?
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