All John Prescott Quotes
- What we are beginning to witness is a whole new set of rules for economics, based on rationing resources. Based
- Improving the quality of life for people of this country is perhaps the most important duty of Government Country
- It's great to be back on terra cotta Cotta
- 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, and… Brownfield
- 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 economies,… All
- 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.… Family
- If you look at Newcastle or Gateshead, even over twenty years, even with the previous administration, it has moved quite remarkably in transforming itself. Administration
- In the north east, there, they have had quite a bit of government offices moving in. It's not a new policy. Bit
- In a sense, what we do with the regional development agencies is to give them resources to look at the deficiencies in the economy in… Address
- It's moving in the right direction. It was in decline under the previous administration. Administration
- 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,… Always Felt
- There is progress taking place, growth is better. We're only talking about two years there. Better
- I have only been seeking to get them to the negotiating table and, thank God, that's where they are. Been
- We believe the 36, nearly 40, billion pound discount given for a right to buy houses took a million houses out of the public housing… Believe
- 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, having… Access
- So what I did was stuff my face with anything around, any old rubbish, burgers, chocolate, crisps, fish and chips, loads of it, till I… Any
- There was only one punch. Tony Blair rang me and he said 'Are you OK?' and I said 'Yes', and he said 'Well, what happened?'… Blair
- There's no excuse, it's just an opportunity that presented in a limited way and that happened and as soon as the press rang me I… Deny
- I'm going to introduce you to a revolutionary thought - you can go slower and get there quicker. And that's to do with flow. As… Accidents
- The choice is not normally between the north and south. It might be between Britain and Europe. Britain
- Refurbishing I've done in the first three years and I'm still giving housing money, of course, to the north. Course
- That's what I think regions are about, making central government more accountable and fairer. Accountable
- 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… Changes
- We've given more resources. On housing, we are now establishing a regional housing pot. Establishing
- 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. Areas