I've been fortunate when in government to have a car at my disposal, which takes away the nightmare of getting a taxi. — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
Faith in technocrats over politicians is not a trend from which Britain is exempt. — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
I grew up in one of the most deprived parts of Britain. I know the problems which inner-city children face. — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
We must look to an open, tolerant, inclusive England, which embraces the values of a Britain that still leads the world in… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
At school, I was brought up on revolting food - sausages, sausages and Spam - but at home, I had the most… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
To make sense of a world in which rapid change and globalisation create genuine insecurity, we need benchmarks by which we can… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
Being an MP is not a desperately hard life, like going down the pit or working in the steelworks - with which… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
We need a government which, yes, guarantees basic standards in public services, but which also steps in to protect people's wellbeing as… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
Simple numbers of people of a particular age tell us nothing about the condition of their health, the environment in which they… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
Yes, it will go through the disciplines that all puppies go through including house training and puppy walking, then at twelve month… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
By confirming the importance of politics and politicians in Britain, we can build from the bottom up and begin to reverse the… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
If you have a sense of irony or humour, you're usually cut down, as you're usually distorted or misinterpreted. So it does… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
Strengthening our identity is one way of reinforcing people's confidence and sense of citizenship and well-being. — David Blunkett Copy Share
Politics is about the participation and engagement of the wider citizenry - to miss that point would doom us to irrelevance. — David Blunkett Copy Share
I don't think anyone can say I have said one thing in public and done another in private. — David Blunkett Copy Share
As a former home secretary, I have access to and knowledge of the workings of the system in a way that individuals unfamiliar with… — David Blunkett Copy Share
The Home Office culture was one of being just above the problem, of hovering just out of reach of knowing what was going on… — David Blunkett Copy Share
And we think that our citizens and yours would be very angry if they thought that we hadnt taken every possible step for prevention… — David Blunkett Copy Share
I was affected by the harshness of government, the reality of 16-hour days, and the pressures of modern communications. — David Blunkett Copy Share
Yes, it will go through the disciplines that all puppies go through including house training and puppy walking, then at twelve month old it… — David Blunkett Copy Share
At school, I was brought up on revolting food - sausages, sausages and Spam - but at home, I had the most wonderful sponge… — David Blunkett Copy Share
Let's not allow the voice of the people to be overwhelmed by the siren song of those who opposed regulation, who demanded that government… — David Blunkett Copy Share
The clash between capital and labour, between those seeking to maximise profit and those with only their toil to sell, was the driving force… — David Blunkett Copy Share
Without the political parties and the volunteering work of their members day in, day out, we would have a very different sort of politics… — David Blunkett Copy Share
If I pleaded guilty to a mistake while I was home secretary, it wasn't that I didn't get tough - my God, I put… — David Blunkett Copy Share
We have put over £2bn in the last three years into counter-terrorism and we are developing the electronic border surveillance and identity cards — David Blunkett Copy Share
