John Prescott - My Fake Diary

Monday, 20 August 2012

With a nationwide shake-up of the police coming, I told Joe Shute why I am stepping out of my slippers to patrol the streets of Hull.

It is a time for heroes. From the likes of the Brownlee brothers and Mo Farah bringing glory to Team GB, to the blockbuster Spiderman and Batman films packing out cinemas this summer.

And herein lies the problem. There is only one crime commissioner the British public are familiar with, and the Dark Knight's ally Jim Gordon is more likely to be tackling comic book villains in the sewers of Gotham City than addressing antisocial behaviour on the streets of Hull.