There is progress taking place, growth is better. We're only talking about two years there. John Prescott More Quotes by John Prescott More Quotes From John Prescott I've gone through that with my mother and father and here I was in a similar situation. I've wronged her and I've wronged the family. Because when these things happen, it doesn't just happen to you, it happens to the people around you and the family. John Prescott motherfatherpeople I have only been seeking to get them to the negotiating table and, thank God, that's where they are. John Prescott negotiatingthank-godtables My department is not too big for one man, because I'm Superman. John Prescott departmentbigsmen Perhaps if England and Scotland together had one team we could at least beat the Germans. John Prescott scotlandteamtogether Labour economic stability has replaced Tory boom and bust John Prescott stabilityeconomiclabour He made an enormous contribution to British politics in opposition and in government [on Robin Cook] John Prescott british-politicsgovernmentrobins 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! John Prescott offensivementhinking 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. John Prescott februaryfactsthinking We now have a satisfactory solution not only to coalition forces, but also to the Iraqi authorities themselves. John Prescott coalitionsforceauthority In the north east, there, they have had quite a bit of government offices moving in. It's not a new policy. John Prescott governmenteastermoving I've always felt very proud of Wales and being Welsh. People are a bit surprised when I say I'm Welsh. I was born in Wales, went to school in Wales and my mother was Welsh. I'm Welsh. It's my place of birth, my country. John Prescott mothercountryschool The Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, came to the Cabinet, verbally announced it was legal, but provided no documentation, the timing of the decision was clearly designed to endorse an almost immediate action for us to go to war. John Prescott world That's what I think regions are about, making central government more accountable and fairer. John Prescott i-thinkmorethinkgovernment What government has been doing, we've got major programmes now, of billions of pounds, which are directed by central government into these areas of deprivation. John Prescott gotdoingnowgovernment The choice is not normally between the north and south. It might be between Britain and Europe. John Prescott northbetweenchoiceeurope Why can't we, with a more intelligent policy, actually have houses that are affordable, built at higher densities than they are at the moment and built on brownfield sites. John Prescott whymoremomentintelligent We are making the fundamental changes. It was like the decent housing target. We said by 2010, we'd have taken a million houses and refurbished them into decent housing. John Prescott changesliketargetsaid We've given more resources. On housing, we are now establishing a regional housing pot. John Prescott morenowhousingresources Refurbishing I've done in the first three years and I'm still giving housing money, of course, to the north. John Prescott threemoneydonegiving You go down some street - no doubt it's there, and we have to do something about it, and our programmes are designed to do that - but if that's a picture of Newcastle, it's not the one I recognise and I bet none in the North East do either. John Prescott picturestreetdownyou
