John Prescott
Reasons for all three parties to worry
Of the three main parties, Labour will be happiest with today’s results. They’ve won Corby, the contest that was always going to get the most media attention. But, I think,… Continue reading
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John Prescott battling, and the Tories get thrashed in northern cities
John Prescott’s trials continue. There will be a run-off between Prescott and the Tory challenger, Matthew Grove. This has been quite a turn around, with Grove staging a late charge… Continue reading
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Too many elections and not enough votes?
More people are interested in low turnout than turned out to vote at yesterday’s PCC elections; that is the story of the day so far. The figures quoted are baleful, ranging… Continue reading
18 Comments In defence of police and crime commissioners
Have elected police commissioners become the new political piñata? This week, the upcoming elections have taken a battering most notably from former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair. In an… Continue reading
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The ladder to fulltime employment needs a bottom rung
I know it’s wrong to take John Prescott seriously, but his attack on the government’s work experience programme epitomises a sneering attitude that is quite widespread. It was most egregiously… Continue reading
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Prescott’s pitch for the police commissioner job
How strange — John Prescott is fast becoming the poster boy for elected police commissioners. He appeared on the Today Programme earlier to explain why he’s putting himself forward for that very… Continue reading
40 CommentsLabour is caught on a fork
Listen to John Prescott on the Today programme this morning and you may begin to understand the complexity of the task Labour faces. Prescott was putting the best gloss he… Continue reading
47 CommentsTory and Labour grandees unite against AV
The NOtoAV campaign has unveiled its patrons. It’s an impressive list. Margaret Beckett is the President, supported by Blunkett, Falconer, Prescott, Reid and Emily Thornberry on one side and Ken… Continue reading
26 CommentsWhen Brown beat Blair in an election
With the merry dance of shadow cabinet elections upon us, it’s a good time to look back on the last time Labour went through all this. There’s a useful list… Continue reading
12 CommentsLabour turn up the heat on Coulson
As we drift into the weekend, Labour are stepping up their attacks on Andy Coulson. Already today, Tom Watson, Alan Johnson, John Prescott and Chris Bryant have all drawn noisy… Continue reading
29 CommentsArise Lord Prescott
It’s John Prescott’s birthday – or Lord Prescott, as he will soon be. How odd of JP to don the ermine, given that he is on record saying that he… Continue reading
38 CommentsMy Thoughts on Labour’s Predicament for Demos
I have written an essay for a Demos pamphlet called What Next for Labour? In it I have compared two campaigns, John Prescott’s Go Fourth and my own New Deal… Continue reading
8 CommentsPrescott Does It Again
It was vintage John Prescott on the Today programme today. Utterly incoherent, but the man just never, ever gives up. The way he dismissed the recent snipers was just so… Continue reading
12 CommentsThe Generation Game
The rhododendron flowers are out, so it must be time for the big beasts of the Labour Party to stir again. Charles Clarke has said that he’s ashamed to be a… Continue reading
1 CommentA Ray of Hope and the Budget for Jobs
Three pieces of essential reading today. Ian Kirby’s allegations in the News of the World placing Labour General Secretary Ray Collins in meetings about the Reg Rag website; Jonathan Oliver… Continue reading
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