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John Prescott revelation: media roundup

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Chances are you'll have heard by now: former Deputy PM John Prescott has revealed that his time in the Blair government was overshadowed by his battle with bulimia.

A remarkable admission by many accounts, and - given the self-promoting, PR-driven dirge that most politicians reel out on a daily basis - a welcome dose of honesty and integrity. Prescott has already been lauded by several organisations for bringing the issue into the open, but let's take a look at what other sectors of the meedja have to say ...

Prescott praised by bulimia groups: The Herald

An American slant from CNN

Genuine surprise from the seen-it-all BBC

Chronicle Live highlight the 'stress factor'

And thoughts from the ever-articulate Iain Dale

Written by C J Davies on 20 Apr 2008 10:50 PM.  There are 3 comments so far. 
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3 Comments

jaxxo said:

Yeah so brave to bring it up when he's about to retire and got a book to punt. And not when he was deputy PM.

20 Apr 2008 11:58 PM
Liz Burlace said:

How on earth can John Prescott claim to have had bulimia for 10 years when we could all see that he got fatter.

A more plausible story would be that he eat too much and WE were all sick!

23 Apr 2008 9:40 AM
Liz Burlace said:

How on earth can John Prescott claim to have had bulimia for 10 years when we could all see that he got fatter.

A more plausible story would be that he ate too much and WE were all sick!

23 Apr 2008 9:41 AM