Guest Blogger : John Prescott : Breakfast Message
(not really a guest blogger! - just what Prezza sent the Labour mailing list this morning)
Today is Polling Day - Your chance to make a vital decision about who will stand on the steps of Downing Street tomorrow and who will govern our country for the next
five years.
I've been campaigning all over the country this last four weeks and I've seen for
myself how Labour is changing lives for the better.
From Cornwall to Rochdale I've seen huge investment in our children's education -
brand new schools being built and others refurbished.
In Dartford, Yorkshire and the Peak District, I've seen Labour's Sure Start schemes,
providing essential support for parents and children, bringing communities together
and vastly reducing crime rates.
From Portsmouth to Burton-upon-Trent, I've seen new kitchens, bathrooms and central
heating being fitted - Labour's 'Warmer Homes' grants have already helped over a
million pensioners and vulnerable people.
Massive urban regeneration projects have transformed town centres that used to be
run down ghettos, into vibrant places to live, work and socialise.
In Scotland, Wales and England, I've seen the minimum wage making a real difference.
I've seen how high employment and a strong economy have allowed us to properly
invest in our public services.
Today you must choose between Labour, under Tony Blair, or the Tories under Michael
Howard. A vote for the Lib Dems will effectively be a vote for the Tories.
Don't forget how the Tories, and Michael Howard in particular, hurt the British
people when they were in office. They put 3 million people on the dole. They hurt
homeowners with runaway interest rates. They hurt pensioners by charging for eye
tests and putting VAT on fuel. They hurt hospital patients by under funding the NHS
so waiting lists rose to 18 months. They hurt communities by cutting police and
they hurt the country as a whole with their catastrophic boom and bust economy.
It takes time to design and build new schools, hospitals and town centres and it
takes 8 years to fully train a doctor. Similarly, it takes time to embed a strong
economy and principles of social justice. But it doesn't take long to scrap, cut
and destroy! The Tories could wreck many of Labour's achievements in a few short
months.
Even though the polls show Labour in front, it doesn't mean we'll win. When I was
elected to Parliament in 1970, we were 16 points ahead and everyone assumed Labour
had it in the bag. But we lost.
Your vote is vital. Whatever you do today, vote. And if you want Labour, vote
Labour.
Thank you,
John Prescott
Today is Polling Day - Your chance to make a vital decision about who will stand on the steps of Downing Street tomorrow and who will govern our country for the next
five years.
I've been campaigning all over the country this last four weeks and I've seen for
myself how Labour is changing lives for the better.
From Cornwall to Rochdale I've seen huge investment in our children's education -
brand new schools being built and others refurbished.
In Dartford, Yorkshire and the Peak District, I've seen Labour's Sure Start schemes,
providing essential support for parents and children, bringing communities together
and vastly reducing crime rates.
From Portsmouth to Burton-upon-Trent, I've seen new kitchens, bathrooms and central
heating being fitted - Labour's 'Warmer Homes' grants have already helped over a
million pensioners and vulnerable people.
Massive urban regeneration projects have transformed town centres that used to be
run down ghettos, into vibrant places to live, work and socialise.
In Scotland, Wales and England, I've seen the minimum wage making a real difference.
I've seen how high employment and a strong economy have allowed us to properly
invest in our public services.
Today you must choose between Labour, under Tony Blair, or the Tories under Michael
Howard. A vote for the Lib Dems will effectively be a vote for the Tories.
Don't forget how the Tories, and Michael Howard in particular, hurt the British
people when they were in office. They put 3 million people on the dole. They hurt
homeowners with runaway interest rates. They hurt pensioners by charging for eye
tests and putting VAT on fuel. They hurt hospital patients by under funding the NHS
so waiting lists rose to 18 months. They hurt communities by cutting police and
they hurt the country as a whole with their catastrophic boom and bust economy.
It takes time to design and build new schools, hospitals and town centres and it
takes 8 years to fully train a doctor. Similarly, it takes time to embed a strong
economy and principles of social justice. But it doesn't take long to scrap, cut
and destroy! The Tories could wreck many of Labour's achievements in a few short
months.
Even though the polls show Labour in front, it doesn't mean we'll win. When I was
elected to Parliament in 1970, we were 16 points ahead and everyone assumed Labour
had it in the bag. But we lost.
Your vote is vital. Whatever you do today, vote. And if you want Labour, vote
Labour.
Thank you,
John Prescott
posted by Chris Paul at 7:02 AM
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