John Prescott incidents that have caused widespread media interest. During the 2001 election campaign, Prescott was campaigning in Rhyl, Denbighshire when farmer Craig Evans threw an egg at him, which struck him in the neck. Prescott, a former amateur boxer, responded immediately with a straight left to the jaw. The incident, overshadowing the launch of the Labour Party manifesto on that day, was captured by numerous television crews. Tony Blair responded succinctly, stating, "John is John". A National Opinion Polls (NOP) survey found that the incident appeared to do no public harm to Prescott, and may even have benefited his standing amongst
Craig Bildstien the Premier, John Olsen; chief of staff to Iain Evans; press secretary for the federal member for Hindmarsh, Christine Gallus; and media advisor for the Adelaide City Council. He then joined the Adelaide "Advertiser" in various reporting and editorial roles. He is currently the director of media and stakeholder relations in the Ombudsman's office of the Fair Work Commission. Craig Bildstien Craig Stephen Bildstien (born 20 November 1957) in an Australian journalist and former politician, who was a Liberal Party member for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Mildura from 1988 to 1996. Born in Mildura, he attended Merbein High