John Presscot

[scorpious321]

Who cares if john presscot has bulimia if the truth is known he is probably worried about losing his job. bringing it out in the open now and thinking we are all going to feel sorry for him soon be out mate lol
next Gordon Brown will be saying he has ADHD

[vehelpfulguy]

>about losing his job.

What job?

He no longer has a senior role in the government.

He is still an MP but has already said he is going to stand down at the next election.

Note he has an autobiography coming out and he just wants to promote it.

[Cakeboy]

Prescott has bulimia? Is he also suffering from amnesia and forgetting to do the purging bit?

[4GS]

He was actually suffering from retention of pies!!!!

[buildersmate]

I'm of the same view as VHG. The bloke has a book coming out, and this fuss is creating free publicity for it.

It works like this: the marketing people say, 2 Jags has got this book coming out - what's the most interesting thing in it? A few researchers read the book and come back with - well nothing really, he allegedly punched a guy in the street once who threw an egg at him, his wife took one of the 2 Jags a couple of hundred yards down the street as a contribution to global warming - before someone else pointed out the the idea was to AVOID global warming not create more of it. Oh, and then there was an allegedly dodgy business involving a mistress - but apart from that, a regular guy really. Then someone else says - what about the bulimia? The BBC and other press pick up the story without realising the 'con' - and Bingo - Prezzo sells more books.

It has nothing to do with helping the world limit the occurence of the disease.

[Hugh Spencer]

The stress of the job was mentioned. I remember when New Labour was formed by Tony Blair John Prescott was on the extreme left of the party and began to vigorously opposed the move so, to me as it was reported, he was given a high ranking post to keep him quiet, hopefully to give the new government an easy ride. It appeared very quickly that he was ill-equipped for public speaking and made many gaffes which must have caused enormous strain on him. I think there has been considerable strain for him ever since, to project himself as someone of authority.

[brionon]

Yeah -a working class bloke amongst all those Etonians. How dare he have 2 Cars when there are ex Public School boys with only 3 or 4 ?

[youngmafbog]

Nothing to do with working class the man is a buffoon. I though bulemics would be skinny, looks like he was just as much a failure at that as his job.

[LAW_DROP-OUT]

every six months (or three months in some cases ) , JOB SEEKERS are obiliged to attend a brief interview, asking them , if circumstances are changed, do they need assistance ,/computer/internet instruction, etc.. if they are not AU FAIT , with using a keyboard ..etc.... this "review2 existed even , 25 years ago ......... - I know of someone who was working over 16 hours a week , without declaring it .... they had claimed about �600 , in J S A , that they were not entitled to , "when formally questioned by an appropiate ADVISER by the job centre/ BEN/ Agency .... they admitted to working for three months while claiming J S A ... effectively they had recieved �600 - while "double dealing ".... after the "questining was finished " .... they recieved a letter saying they should pay back ...... �150 only .. where it was clear , that the "overpayment " ..... waas really �600 .... ! ! ! . it favoured the persin recieving JSA , quite well !1 really ..... dont think this person who was SIGHNING and WORKING , not sure if they were claing HOUSING BENEFIT , which is a more serious OFFENCE , dependant , on how much the council is "shafted for " ..... as we know , FALSE TYPE , HOUSING BENEFIT CLAIMS , can be puinished witth - Community service , REPAYMENT ORDERS , PROPERTY CONFISCATION ORDERS etc,,, and JAIL SENTENCE also.... but I have realy commented on a person recieving �600 J S A , when thy wasnt entitled to it......... they carried on sighning on.... the "questioning " didnt lead .....to the claim being stopped re - J S A ...... (only fols and horses do what ....? )

[brionon]

youngmafbog
No mate-You're the Buffoon.

[abstibus]

First - what is LAW_DROP-OUT talking about?
Second, there is a great difference between Bulimia and gluttony.One is an illness; the other is one of the seven deadly sins.

[glenbar]

He didnt lose much weight did he? To think we contributed �4000 towards it in his food expenses. What a load of old rubbish. I havent the slightest sympathy for the man. As a previous poster said its all to promote his new book which I hope doesnt sell many copies. Apparently its going to be serialised in the Mail so anyone thinking of buying it can save themselves some cash.

[sp1814]

People suffering from bulimia are not necessarily skinny. I think a lot of people think that bulimia and anorexia are synonymous...they are not.

The best thing about this story is that perhaps more men can admit to it (apparently one in ten men suffer from the disease).