Frasi di John Prescott

John Prescott, barone Prescott , è un politico inglese.

Membro di spicco del Partito Laburista, è stato vice primo ministro durante i dieci anni di governo di Tony Blair. È stato membro della Camera dei Comuni per il collegio di Hull East nello Yorkshire dal 1970 al 2010, quando non si è ricandidato. Lo stesso anno è entrato nella Camera dei lord con il titolo di "Barone Prescott", ed è quindi chiamato Lord Prescott. Wikipedia  

✵ 31. Maggio 1938
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John Prescott: Frasi in inglese

“This was released I think in February and so it is a great deal of fuss being made, it hasn't in fact been given public release, it was released in February …”

As quoted in "Prescott triumphs on slippery slopes of syntax" by Simon Hoggart (10 June 2004); Hansard http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/vo040609/debtext/40609-03.htm#40609-03_sbhd3 rendered this as "The document was released in February. A great deal of fuss was made that it had not been given a public release, but it was released in February."

“The Green Belt is a Labour achievement — and we mean to build on it.”

Remark on BBC Radio (19 January 1998), quoted in "Passing Comment", The Times (31 January 1998)

“I can tell you I'm pretty middle-class.”

BBC Radio 4 Today program interview (12 April 1996)

“We now have a satisfactory solution not only to coalition forces, but also to the Iraqi authorities themselves.”

As quoted in " Prescott triumphs on slippery slopes of syntax http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,3605,1235237,00.html" by Simon Hoggart (10 June 2004); Hansard http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/vo040609/debtext/40609-03.htm#40609-03_sbhd3 rendered this as "we now have a satisfactory solution for not only coalition forces, but the Iraqi authorities".

“When I see that man on the telly — 'Are you thinking what I'm thinking?' No! I'm definitely not! I find most of it quite offensive!”

Referring to the slogan used by Michael Howard during the 2005 General Election campaign, as quoted in "Election 2005: Aggressive and voluble — but the real thing" by Oliver Burkeman, in The Guardian (21 April 2005), p. 6

“Because of the security reasons for one thing and, second, my wife doesn't like to have her hair blown about. Have you got another silly question?”

Comment on ITN news when asked why he had taken a car 250 yards from his hotel to the Labour Party conference in Bournemouth, instead of walking (30 September 1999), as quoted in "Prescott walks it like he talks it " BBC News online (30 September 1999) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/461555.stm

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