John Prescott Zitate

John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott ist ein britischer Politiker der Labour Party und war von 1997 bis 2007 stellvertretender Premierminister des Vereinigten Königreiches in der Regierung von Tony Blair. Wikipedia  

✵ 31. Mai 1938
John Prescott Foto
John Prescott: 10   Zitate 0   Gefällt mir

John Prescott: Zitate auf Englisch

“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

Ähnliche Autoren

Winston Churchill Foto
Winston Churchill 70
britischer Staatsmann des 20. Jahrhunderts
John Maynard Keynes Foto
John Maynard Keynes 14
britischer Ökonom, Politiker und Mathematiker
Margaret Thatcher Foto
Margaret Thatcher 38
Premierministerin des Vereinigten Königreichs
Sukavich Rangsitpol Foto
Sukavich Rangsitpol 2
thailändischer Politiker
Doris Lessing Foto
Doris Lessing 4
britische Schriftstellerin
William Golding Foto
William Golding 3
britischer Schriftsteller
Douglas Adams Foto
Douglas Adams 66
britischer Schriftsteller
Zygmunt Bauman Foto
Zygmunt Bauman 70
britisch-polnischer Soziologe und Philosoph
Richard Branson Foto
Richard Branson 16
britischer Unternehmer und Ballonfahrer
Freddie Mercury Foto
Freddie Mercury 72
britischer Rocksänger