John Prescott made a peer

2 As and a B · Post by **2 As and a B** » 28 May 2010, 18:30

I kid you not.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8711821.stm

Keir Hardie would have been proud to see how far the Labour Party has come.

But the House of Lords is going to be replaced by a wholy elected second chamber. O dear. What a pity. Never mind.

JonB · Post by **JonB** » 28 May 2010, 20:41

Will he vote against it?

At least he (was) working class. Recently almost all labour Ministers have been grammar or public school ****s who never did a physical days work in their lives.

That gives them a proper perspective to their ability to patronise and betray the working class. See: the last 13 years.

As an aside, John Major was the first ex PM not to take a peerage.

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 28 May 2010, 21:27

JonB wrote:Will he vote against it?

At least he (was) working class.

I love that quip from Have I Got News...

-He used to work for Cunard
-Really? He still works quite hard...

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 28 May 2010, 21:41

Are you sure you've got the spelling right? It could be Brighton, Blackpool or many other seaside places

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Post by **clv101** » 30 May 2010, 21:33

I think John Prescott's a pretty decent guy - worked hard on climate before it was fashionable.

cubes · Post by **cubes** » 31 May 2010, 15:34

JonB wrote:As an aside, John Major was the first ex PM not to take a peerage.

Didn't Churchill decline a peerage too?

Quintus · Post by **Quintus** » 31 May 2010, 17:13

cubes wrote:
JonB wrote:As an aside, John Major was the first ex PM not to take a peerage.
Didn't Churchill decline a peerage too?

Odd how no one since Thatcher has gone for a peerage - Major, Blair or Brown.

And yet has any PM in history ever made as many peers as Tony Blair? Probably not.