# Perils of camaigning in the UK **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 21, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perils-of-camaigning-in-the-uk/536911 "2010-04-21T19:25:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![moodswinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@moodswinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moodswinger)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perils-of-camaigning-in-the-uk/536911/1 "2010-04-21T19:25:24Z")
Tory leader was hit by a thrown egg as he visited a college but he laughed it off [see link] [David Cameron hit by egg on election campaign](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/election-2010/7614302/David-Cameron-hit-by-egg-on-election-campaign.html) ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perils-of-camaigning-in-the-uk/536911/2 "2010-04-21T20:04:54Z")
John Prescott, the Deputy Prime Minister at the time, had the right idea… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/w_GLHsq_8KU/hqdefault.jpg "The John Prescott Fight Club") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_GLHsq_8KU) ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perils-of-camaigning-in-the-uk/536911/3 "2010-04-21T20:35:59Z")
If that’s the worst political violence in this election campaign, then the U.K. is a very peaceful place. And the Right Hon. John Prescott overacted IMHO back in 2001, but it doesn’t seem to have harmed his career.