And on the subject of Daniel Hannan

John Prescott has fisked his reply to the ex deputy minister's You Tube attack om his anti NHS sentiments on American television.

You can read the whole thing at Labour List but here is a taster

"Prescott is trying to fabricate a row out of my interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News, in which I warned Americans against adopting a socialist healthcare system along British lines. You can watch the old bruiser here. (If you're an American who likes to imagine that the British are eloquent, please ignore that last hyperlink.)"

Fabricate a row? Describing the NHS as a "60 year mistake" and responsible for making people "iller" gave me a legitimate reason to question you. And your book The Plan gives me cause for even greater concern. You say you want to "allow patients to opt out of the NHS and instead pay their contributions into individual health accounts". Sounds like you want to follow the US model of personal health insurance just as they're trying to follow our system!