John Prescott

[Huguenot]

His politics are more Carnelli than Huguenotic. I'm too much of a Blairite.

5 mins with John Prescott

But I can't help but admire and like the bloke. He was overmanaged and cowed by Campbell. Labour was being overrun and distorted by very bright, quick thinking and somewhat Machiavellian socialists.

There's no doubt I'd have been in their camp, but there's something essentially likeable and socially intelligent about Prescott. I'd have been pleased but frustrated to have worked with someone like him!

[Undisputedtruth]

I've seen John Prescott live some years ago and he is likeable and intelligent talker.

[Otta]

Good man, even if his views on class are a bit old skool. I am a big fan, and I thought he was treated disgustingly by the press towards the end of Labour's reign.

[BrandNewGuy]

Yeah, he did the cuddly old Labour bit well, but not so sure how much of a "good man" he was/is - abusing his position when having an affair, the punch-up incident and those departmental bullying allegations that were never quite shaken off suggest some not-so-good "isues".

[Huguenot]

His teeth are strangely good...

[Otta]

"punch up"? Are you joking? Some cunt threw an egg at his face from not far away, that would hurt, and he responded out of reflex with one punch. Good on him!

I admit I never heard the rumours of bullying, I thought that was Brown. I suspect most high powered politicians can be bullies though, or they wouldn't have gotten to where they got to.

[Annette Curtain]

He has a pie face for sure

Plus I like his a slightly Vaudeville character. There's not many today that are anywhere near as robust as him, they're all smarmy and slippery b4stards like Clegg, Cameron and Gove.

You know that Baboon vs Badger question, who'd win in a fight.

Well how about:

Prescott vs Gove

Prescott vs Cameron

Prescott vs Clegg

I mean honestly, he'd win hands down, even if all the others formed a coalition-tag-team

Prescott would flatten the lot whilst wearing one of those Big Daddy type unitards. All the while, Lady Pauline would be walking the ring holding up the "Rounds Board"

*wolf whistles and smoke fill the room*

Nette:-S

[Huguenot]

Never really bought the bullying either.

He'd be obnoxious, bigotted and obstinate. I doubt he'd be openly cooperative.

It wouldn't wash well with Generation X,Y or Z but he's a generation that I'm not so far from and not lacking merit.

The double tap was genius, and I'm not willing to accept that modern office staff are browbeaten into sexual submission.

RosieH is just about to take me to task ;-)

[BrandNewGuy]

This was the story about bullying. I'm not suggesting he's unique in the world of politics for being involved in a certain amount of abuse or taking sexual advantage, but I don't think it makes him a better person than the "smarmy" politicos. In fact, you could argue that he spent most of the latter part of his career being the chief Old Labour figleaf for New Labour - "Look, we're OK because we have one of yours! And he's near the top!" Not very edifying in terms of sucessfully representing the views and interests of Old Labour.

[????]

Don't buy it at all. Typical snout in trough hypocrite.

Dodgy with his expenses, his wife and his staff. Out for as much as he could get under the banner of being a socialist, old Two Jags. Even tried to shoehorn his son into his old seat, keep the family gravy train on track. Interesting his constituency party were having none of that.

Yuk.

The punch WAS good though.

[Huguenot]

Oh well, I know what you're saying BNG, I'm sure he was an uncooperative shouty bastard.

[ibilly99]

Shagged his secretary over his minsiterial desk - class act !

[RosieH]

What'm I taking you task over Hughie, the sexual submission comment? Is there a suggestion he somehow bullied his secretary into an affair? If so I was unaware.

But let me know, and I'll whup your ass accordingly.