Monday, May 01, 2006
Rod throws a lifeline
Just when we were beginning to think that the pressure on John Prescott was overwhelming, Rod Richards steps in and throws him a lifeline.
The former Welsh Tory Leader has waded into the fray by demanding Prescott's head:
In a phone-in on BBC Radio Five Live Mr Richards, who was a minister in the Welsh Office in John Major's government, and then led the Tories in the Welsh Assembly, said: "I resigned almost 10 years ago to the day for having had an extramarital affair.
"At that time, John Prescott, who was an opposition front bench spokesman, was one of the nastiest, moralising, judgemental people both in public and in private, that I can recall.
"Normally I wouldn't comment on people's private affairs. In John Prescott's case I will make an exception, because I remember his dreadful, ungentlemanly behaviour at that time.
"And for that reason alone, he should go."
I suspect that many people will be thinking that if Rod Richards believes that the Deputy Prime Minister should resign them maybe there is some merit in him staying on. After all it is a personal matter. Sometimes there really is merit in the statement that one is best defined by ones enemies.
Meanwhile, I cannot resist repeating a comment by one reader of the Guido Fawkes blog. Reacting to the news that John Prescott may have had two mistresses the comment brought together the Deputy Prime Minister's pugilist past and his love of fast cars to dub him "One jab, two Jags, three shags". Outrageous stereotyping of course, but funny nevertheless.
The former Welsh Tory Leader has waded into the fray by demanding Prescott's head:
In a phone-in on BBC Radio Five Live Mr Richards, who was a minister in the Welsh Office in John Major's government, and then led the Tories in the Welsh Assembly, said: "I resigned almost 10 years ago to the day for having had an extramarital affair.
"At that time, John Prescott, who was an opposition front bench spokesman, was one of the nastiest, moralising, judgemental people both in public and in private, that I can recall.
"Normally I wouldn't comment on people's private affairs. In John Prescott's case I will make an exception, because I remember his dreadful, ungentlemanly behaviour at that time.
"And for that reason alone, he should go."
I suspect that many people will be thinking that if Rod Richards believes that the Deputy Prime Minister should resign them maybe there is some merit in him staying on. After all it is a personal matter. Sometimes there really is merit in the statement that one is best defined by ones enemies.
Meanwhile, I cannot resist repeating a comment by one reader of the Guido Fawkes blog. Reacting to the news that John Prescott may have had two mistresses the comment brought together the Deputy Prime Minister's pugilist past and his love of fast cars to dub him "One jab, two Jags, three shags". Outrageous stereotyping of course, but funny nevertheless.
