Prescott: The Class System and Me
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electrogirl
dignity is overrated
Fuck me the end had some classics.
'Is that Buckingham Palace?'
'Who wants to meet that slaggy bitch anyway?'
'They're gonna get black eyes in a minute'
That gils was one scary mofo.
'Is that Buckingham Palace?'
'Who wants to meet that slaggy bitch anyway?'
'They're gonna get black eyes in a minute'
That gils was one scary mofo.
danny la rouge
Ninja swords for all disabled people
I thought he came over as an idiot who didn't really have a definition of class other than a sentimental one.
He lived in a terraced house 65 years ago; so feckin what? If he doesn't understand that he isn't working class now, then there's no saving him.
Furthermore, his lack of understanding of the girls' situation was stunning: he was deputy PM for 10 years, why didn't he try to understand it then?
He lived in a terraced house 65 years ago; so feckin what? If he doesn't understand that he isn't working class now, then there's no saving him.
Furthermore, his lack of understanding of the girls' situation was stunning: he was deputy PM for 10 years, why didn't he try to understand it then?
danny la rouge
Ninja swords for all disabled people
Not sure what TV-perfect means, but she was interesting.
It was a revealing programme, and I'll be watching the next episode. I thought the girls were hilarious. They genuinely seemed to like him, and I loved the bit where they said they'd like to hang out with him some more.
electrogirl
dignity is overrated
Not sure what TV-perfect means, but she was interesting.
It was a revealing programme, and I'll be watching the next episode. I thought the girls were hilarious. They genuinely seemed to like him, and I loved the bit where they said they'd like to hang out with him some more.
Hilarious. But sooo angry.
catinthehat
Failed VK = Replicant
I seriously could not work out if Pauline Prescott was taking the piss or if she has a strong streak of the Hyacinth Buckets. Her accent changed dependent on who she was speaking to - she poshed up voicewise when she was at the Earls. She seemed quite keen on showing off some of her household kit in a faux "oh look at our silly posh stuff that does not mean a thing to me but look at it, look at it, its mine, all mine". No doubt a comment that will attract accusations of snobbery but he seemed to have little in the way of theory in terms of his class analysis - if you could call it an analysis. He banged on about living a middle class lifestyle in terms of consumption but working class roots but failed to extrapolate this to wider society or the social processes that have caused the levels of class dealignment we have now.
Pauline Prescots "I hope we dont come across like the Hamiltons" was apochraphal - they did come across like the Hamilton, equally pointless. There are plenty of people much better qualified to discuss class.
We are going to end up with Jordan presenting Newsnight - "Im in the news so now Im talking about the news".
Pauline Prescots "I hope we dont come across like the Hamiltons" was apochraphal - they did come across like the Hamilton, equally pointless. There are plenty of people much better qualified to discuss class.
We are going to end up with Jordan presenting Newsnight - "Im in the news so now Im talking about the news".
_angel_
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Yeah. They both seemed a bit hung up on the peripheries I think.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
I wish he really was 'hung up on the peripheries' (another one for idris)
electrogirl
dignity is overrated
He seemed to be blissfully unaware about thw word 'chav'
Refused as fuck
"ethnic pakistani tosser"
He seems blissfully unaware of many things.
bluestreak
HomosexualityIsStalin’sAtomBombtoDestroyAmerica
Come now butchers, that's not the attitude.
They should be strung up in the centre of the town where everyone can see them.
They should be strung up in the centre of the town where everyone can see them.
danny la rouge
Ninja swords for all disabled people
God, the voice woman was annoying. Neither she nor Prescott had much of an idea what class meant!
Celebrity culture has eroded the class system? You what? Jodie Marsh is wealthy, therefore class doesn't exist? What kind of inane fatuous argument is that?
"John still does't get it, so I'm taking him to meet a rich guy who is Indian". Jesus.
And Prescott. How many years has he been in politics? But when he met those Mail readers in the cafe and the bloke had a go, he had no answers at all; he just lost his temper! How the hell did he manage to be deputy PM?
Celebrity culture has eroded the class system? You what? Jodie Marsh is wealthy, therefore class doesn't exist? What kind of inane fatuous argument is that?
"John still does't get it, so I'm taking him to meet a rich guy who is Indian". Jesus.
And Prescott. How many years has he been in politics? But when he met those Mail readers in the cafe and the bloke had a go, he had no answers at all; he just lost his temper! How the hell did he manage to be deputy PM?
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
It's exactly the sort of drivel you read on here to be fair danny.
danny la rouge
Ninja swords for all disabled people
And in real life.
_angel_
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Yes she was!
Does anyone think this was deliberate misinformation on the part of the BBC or what?
while, not having much time for prescott, some of the reaction of right wing commentators to this has been well other the top. i saw either the mail or express with it on their front page the other day, going on about how the beeb had paid him thousands to indulge his obsession with class. bet they wouldn't have said that if it had been some toff doing a programme from the upper crust point of view
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
How much food did he eat during that program? He seemed to be stuffing his face in every scene. Lessons from Ms German maybe?
Bonfirelight
Crocodile
I can never really be sure where i stand on Prescott.
On one hand is a contemptable politician and essentially just another new labour tool, but on the other hand it was pretty funny when he punched that farm hand bloke with the mullet.
On one hand is a contemptable politician and essentially just another new labour tool, but on the other hand it was pretty funny when he punched that farm hand bloke with the mullet.
_angel_
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Heh! Was he being stitched up by the film maker or what?
Come to think of it, hasn't everybody involved in this film been stitched up in some way? Especially the Prescotts?
danny la rouge
Ninja swords for all disabled people
Well, it took months to film, so unless he really was eating all the time, it's possible they edited down, and deliberately set up conversations over meals.
danny la rouge
Ninja swords for all disabled people
His head, given the chance.
ska invita
back on the other side
The producers where keen to make him (even more of a) cartoon character - oompa music at every turn, always eating, reusing the croquete sequence at every opportunity. The use of sliding out of tune trombones for that Lewisham girl who got expelled was more offensive than anything that jonathon ross could ever say.
The imbocille narrator, who gave the impresion she was making the film, is clearly a media-class snob who thinks this whole subject is good for a wheeze, and might score her a couple of points with bbc bosses, as she's done a dumbed down show about politics.
Some other thoughts:
Jodie Marsh came across well - she actually understood and was elequent about the importance of power in the class system, as opposed to just income.
Prescott puts the education system at the very heart of the british class system, and I think that is absoutley correct. it is very much the point where the class system kicks into young minds, and teaches us our place.
ska invita
back on the other side
funny that, not my impression at all - i thought the "dole scum" story was sad - the guy couldnt read or write and felt humiliated by it.
Prescott came across as himself, and won more respect from me than i had before for him (always thought of him as a flat-out hypocrite)
electrogirl
dignity is overrated
Did anyone else enjoy Prescott's dance moves?
