Prescott also understood what some on the left refuse to countenance - that to be of any real help those you say you support, you must be in government, and that sometimes means compromising your principles.
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Brian Moore
RIP John Prescott - a charmingly bluff man who was a very necessary counterweight to the influence of Mandelson in the Blair administration.
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The best we can hope for is to convince the middle ground to move from the Tories, as in the last election.
To be electable Labour has to be centre/slightly left of centre.
Not perfect for left wing socialist idealists, but reality.
Howabout instead of following focus groups we actually have the discussions and change people's minds?
Fantasy, I know.