John Prescott does it again

The BBC gives a transcript of an exchange between the Deputy Prime Minister and a journalist from the South Wales Argus. It includes the immortal words:

Why are you asking me about this, I don't care, it's a Welsh situation, I'm a national politician.

Only one thing worries me. Prescott sounds so coherent that you wonder whether it can be an accurate transcript.

Tony Blair defends his deputy: That's John. Working-class people swear and punch each other. They told us about them once at Fettes.