RIP John Prescott

Moley · 2024-11-21T08:21:57+0000

I was never a fan of new labour or their politics but Prescott was a character and I found myself quite liking him after they left power. The incident with him lamping someone who egged him was classic Prescott. A good man I think and will be missed in politics.

JonRGV250 · 2024-11-21T08:25:51+0000

He certainly “connected” with the electorate.

lettucefire · 2024-11-21T08:31:40+0000

how apt that "two jags" left us on the same day as Jaguar's questionable rebrand

doodah · 2024-11-21T08:52:41+0000

Far more of a consequential deputy PM and a great left hook. Rest in peace.

Rannoch · 2024-11-21T09:22:23+0000

That left hook was class.

Neil79 · 2024-11-21T09:25:19+0000

Are we going to have RIP for every Politician and a flood of news stories on how amazing they are? I can see it now..

RIP Kier Starma :cry:

Fluffybob · 2024-11-21T09:27:40+0000

Definately a hands on politician, RIP

JonRGV250 · 2024-11-21T09:35:58+0000

For anyone young enough who wonder what some of us are on about..

https://twitter.com/x/status/1859517295141196029

tangey · 2024-11-21T09:51:50+0000

he definitely brought a bit of colour to politics. I guess you might say he was 1% of a trump, had a little mischief and was plain spoken, and to the degree that he did it, was entertaining and a bit different.

Wizzfizz · 2024-11-21T09:56:48+0000

RIP to every other person that also left us on this tragic day

iamtheoneneo · 2024-11-21T10:13:26+0000

Neil79 said:
Are we going to have RIP for every Politician and a flood of news stories on how amazing they are? I can see it now..

RIP Kier Starma

Is this really fair? I would expect any politician that played a pivotal role in UK politics (good or bad) to have a thread yes. But I wouldn't perhaps expect a thread for 'random back bencher 4544'.

I personally didnt know he was so old, so it was a bit of a shock to read he was in his 80s! He always seemed to look like a very overweight 50 year old

danoliver1 · 2024-11-21T10:47:09+0000

Did the new JagUaR ad finish him off.

Hades · 2024-11-21T11:05:39+0000

RIP. Definitely a character and a political giant in his time.

I can't believe jaGuar killed him off. Talk about a rebrand!

potatolord · 2024-11-21T11:08:21+0000

He punches gogs- good policy.

Rilot · 2024-11-21T11:12:08+0000

RIP old two-jabs. A colossus in politics.

JonRGV250 · 2024-11-21T11:37:05+0000

Both on top form :cry:

..

https://twitter.com/x/status/1859540353465880768

Rannoch · 2024-11-21T11:41:54+0000

A man confronts you, he is the enemy. An enemy deserves no mercy.

Hutchy · 2024-11-21T11:54:43+0000

So sad to see prominent public figures disappear and to then learn they passed away from battles with cancer/Alzheimer's etc etc RIP

Diddums · 2024-11-21T11:55:27+0000

JonRGV250 said:
Both on top form ..

This is absolutely fantastic, we need more politicians like this

JonRGV250 · 2024-11-21T12:00:43+0000

Far better than what we have these days.