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John Prescott Quotes

British - Politician | May 31, 1938 -

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.

Work Food Comfort Eat Break Only

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

God Thank God Table Where Get Been

That's what I think regions are about, making central government more accountable and fairer.

Government Think More Accountable

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

Government Moving New Policy East

What government has been doing, we've got major programmes now, of billions of pounds, which are directed by central government into these areas of deprivation.

Government Doing Now Got Been Major

I was the one that brought it in, but not only for the north-east, for every area so we can develop all the regional economies, lift up the national productivity, get greater wealth and share it more evenly.

Wealth Lift More Up Share Get

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.

Look Development Economy Resources

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

You Look Over Years Twenty Even

The choice is not normally between the north and south. It might be between Britain and Europe.

Choice Europe Might Between North

Why can't we, with a more intelligent policy, actually have houses that are affordable, built at higher densities than they are at the moment and built on brownfield sites.

Moment Why Intelligent More Policy

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

Moving Direction Right Administration

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.

Target Said Changes Housing Decent

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