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 them into decent housing. John Prescott decentfundamentalhouse Change image and share on social
If you look at Newcastle or Gateshead, even over twenty years, even with the previous administration, it has moved quite remarkably in transforming itself. John Prescott administrationgatesheadmove Change image and share on social
In the north east, there, they have had quite a bit of government offices moving in. It's not a new policy. John Prescott biteeastgovernment Change image and share on social
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. John Prescott billionbuydesperately Change image and share on social
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. Because when these things happen, it doesn't just happen to you, it happens to the people around you and the family. John Prescott familyfatherhappen share on social
You go down some street - no doubt it's there, and we have to do something about it, and our programmes are designed to do that - but if that's a picture of Newcastle, it's not the one I recognise and I bet none in the North East do either. John Prescott betdesigndoubt share on social
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. John Prescott addressagencyarea Change image and share on social
All I could feel was this warm liquid running down my neck. You automatically think it's blood, it's all in split seconds, so I decided to say I didn't agree with him. John Prescott agreeautomaticallyblood Change image and share on social
