Dead meat
How much longer can Prescott hold on? If he manages to weather the Anschutz storm (such a fragrant man to do business with, by the way) surely the next thing will do for him? I think we can be pretty sure there’ll be more. He’s the old limping wildebeest on the wildlife programme. The lions are licking their lips.
That’s if this casino business doesn’t actually do for him. The forensic examinations certainly show something doesn’t add up - there’s certainly been some frantic rowing back from the William Wilberforce crap which was the cover story a day or two ago.
The big thing for me to come out of Prescott’s interview with John Humphrys on the Today programme this morning (I’ll link to it when they put the audio on the website) is that he could not or would not categorically deny having other affairs other than his one with Tracy Temple. That, I would say, is the green light for journalists to start to dig. If the substance to the rumours (the objects of Prescott’s affections got promotions) are true then there’s a public interest in getting the details out there.
Update: You can hear the interview here (RealPlayer required).
Update update: Phil sums up:
Logically, the whole thing’s a tissue of contradictions. There are only two interpretations that make any kind of sense. Either it was a personal holiday funded by the taxpayer - including personal assistance from Prescott’s civil servants; in this case Prescott is personally corrupt on a truly Italian scale, as well as having lost any sense of political principle. Or else it was a business trip laid on to ease the path of Anschutz’s bid for the Dome Casino (si New Labour monumentum requiris…); in this case Prescott is politically corrupt, as well as having lost any sense of principle. And either way he’s a liar.
Posted on July 6th, 2006 at 9:03 am
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Listening to Prescott’s blethering on Today this morning made me wonder (a) that the albatross - sorry, the Dome - was central (despite JP’s claimn about how wonderful a deal it all was, regeneration, blah blah blah); (b) why had he not met any other the other bidders, given that planning permission might be an issue for any or all of the bids?
Does Blackpool have any cattle ranches? Did Wilberforce ever give a speech there?
No cattle ranches, I’m afraid. Plenty of mooses prowling the promenade during the summer season, though.
It’s be great if Blackpool got the casino. They could make Ocean’s 14 there. Imagine the possibilities.
The Prescott interview is also available as an MP3.
To cherish and cherish again.
It’s be great if Blackpool got the casino. They could make Ocean’s 14 there. Imagine the possibilities.
That’s pretty much the tone of last night’s Newsnight feature: Prescott as the lardy George Clooney.
That’s completely unrealistic. Prescott gets much more lady action than George Clooney. Apparently.
lardy, Justin - not lady: as in lard as in ‘real Orca fat’ (Verbal Kint) - but yeah, I’m sure Prescott gets plenty of action as well