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> [From 1997 when we came in, you guys and the public bought seven million more cars. You didn't get rid of the second car, did you? So what is happening is the growth of cars on the motorway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prescott/from-1997-when-we-came-in-you-guys-and-the-public-bought-seven/)

[John Prescott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prescott/)

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## More by John Prescott

> [I was the one that brought it in, but not only for the north-east, for every area so we can develop all the regional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prescott/i-was-the-one-that-brought-it-in-but-not-only-for-the-north-east-for/)

[John Prescott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prescott/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prescott/what-government-has-been-doing-we-ve-got-major-programmes-now-of/)

[John Prescott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prescott/)

> [From 1997 when we came in, you guys and the public bought seven million more cars. You didn't get rid of the second car,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prescott/from-1997-when-we-came-in-you-guys-and-the-public-bought-seven/)

[John Prescott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prescott/)

> [I will have failed in this if in five years there are not many more people using public transport and far fewer journeys by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prescott/i-will-have-failed-in-this-if-in-five-years-there-are-not-many-more/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prescott/we-are-making-the-fundamental-changes-it-was-like-the-decent-housing/)

[John Prescott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prescott/)

> [ He made an enormous contribution to British politics in opposition and in government \[on Robin Cook\] ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prescott/he-made-an-enormous-contribution-to-british-politics-in-opposition/)

[John Prescott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prescott/)

> [Perhaps they thought I was on a fact-finding mission, never for one moment thinking that a man of my age and build could be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prescott/perhaps-they-thought-i-was-on-a-fact-finding-mission-never-for-one/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prescott/i-ve-always-felt-very-proud-of-wales-and-being-welsh-people-are-a-bit/)

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> [The only break I ever took was to eat. That's all I did. Work, and then quickly eat something. It became my main pleasure,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prescott/the-only-break-i-ever-took-was-to-eat-that-s-all-i-did-work-and-then/)

[John Prescott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prescott/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prescott/why-can-t-we-with-a-more-intelligent-policy-actually-have-houses-that/)

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> [We now have a satisfactory solution not only to coalition forces, but also to the Iraqi authorities themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prescott/we-now-have-a-satisfactory-solution-not-only-to-coalition-forces-but/)

[John Prescott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prescott/)

> [I have only been seeking to get them to the negotiating table and, thank God, that's where they are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prescott/i-have-only-been-seeking-to-get-them-to-the-negotiating-table-and/)

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> [My roots, my background and the way I act is working class, but it would be hypsocritical to say I'm anything else than middle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prescott/my-roots-my-background-and-the-way-i-act-is-working-class-but-it/)

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> [Down in the south, it's how we find the brownfield sites without taking too much land take to meet the tremendous demand for housing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prescott/down-in-the-south-it-s-how-we-find-the-brownfield-sites-without/)

[John Prescott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prescott/)

> [Improving the quality of life for people of this country is perhaps the most important duty of Government](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prescott/improving-the-quality-of-life-for-people-of-this-country-is-perhaps/)

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