John Prescott Quotes

It's great to be back on terra 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 that's what I've done.

The Green Belt is a Labour achievement - and we mean to build on it.

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?

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 sector which is desperately needed for rent.

It's moving in the right direction. It was in decline under the previous administration.

If you look at Newcastle or Gateshead, even over twenty years, even with the previous administration, it has moved quite remarkably in transforming itself.

Improving the quality of life for people of this country is perhaps the most important duty of Government

What we are beginning to witness is a whole new set of rules for economics, based on rationing resources.

I don't get a fair whack, I don't pursue vendettas or punch people on the nose.

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 class now.

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 the regional areas, so they can address themselves to that.

He made an enormous contribution to British politics in opposition and in government [on Robin Cook]

Labour economic stability has replaced Tory boom and bust

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 to my comfort food.

My department is not too big for one man, because I'm Superman.

I have only been seeking to get them to the negotiating table and, thank God, that's where they are.

There is progress taking place, growth is better. We're only talking about two years there.

I will have failed in this if in five years there are not many more people using public transport and far fewer journeys by car. It is a tall order but I want you to hold me to it.

In the north east, there, they have had quite a bit of government offices moving in. It's not a new policy.

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

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!

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.

Perhaps if England and Scotland together had one team we could at least beat the Germans.

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