David Blunkett

Strengthening our identity is one way of reinforcing people's confidence and sense of citizenship and well-being.

— David Blunkett

Politics is about the participation and engagement of the wider citizenry - to miss that point would doom us to irrelevance.

— David Blunkett

I don't think anyone can say I have said one thing in public and done another in private.

— David Blunkett

As a former home secretary, I have access to and knowledge of the workings of the system in a way that individuals…

— David Blunkett

The Home Office culture was one of being just above the problem, of hovering just out of reach of knowing what was…

— David Blunkett

And we think that our citizens and yours would be very angry if they thought that we hadnt taken every possible step…

— David Blunkett

I was affected by the harshness of government, the reality of 16-hour days, and the pressures of modern communications.

— David Blunkett

Yes, it will go through the disciplines that all puppies go through including house training and puppy walking, then at twelve month…

— David Blunkett

At school, I was brought up on revolting food - sausages, sausages and Spam - but at home, I had the most…

— David Blunkett

Let's not allow the voice of the people to be overwhelmed by the siren song of those who opposed regulation, who demanded…

— David Blunkett

The clash between capital and labour, between those seeking to maximise profit and those with only their toil to sell, was the…

— David Blunkett

Without the political parties and the volunteering work of their members day in, day out, we would have a very different sort…

— David Blunkett

If I pleaded guilty to a mistake while I was home secretary, it wasn't that I didn't get tough - my God,…

— David Blunkett

I have always been honest about my recollection of events.

— David Blunkett

We have put over £2bn in the last three years into counter-terrorism and we are developing the electronic border surveillance and identity…

— David Blunkett

Children whose parents return to study do much better at school. Offenders who persist with studies are much less likely to reoffend.…

— David Blunkett

Solidarity and interdependence, a sense of worth, a pride and hope in the future: these are positive gains for those who believe…

— David Blunkett

We've got to get back to old-fashioned politics that's in touch with the people we seek to represent and to avoid self-inflicted…

— David Blunkett

When I'm in London I do have the convenience of being close to St James Park which is also good for me…

— David Blunkett

For six and a half years, I had responsibility for leading the Labour party policy on education and delivering on our promise…

— David Blunkett

It's not just parliament that requires radical modernisation. It's our democratic processes.

— David Blunkett

I don't like prolonged, highly expensive commissions, especially if they are chaired by judges. We seem to have overwhelming faith in judges.

— David Blunkett

We must draw on our early roots and remind people why the Labour party was created and who it sought to represent.…

— David Blunkett

There are some really good experiments with the youth offending service, joining up youth offending teams with the youth justice board, and…

— David Blunkett

My integrity had been called into question; I was being called a liar, and I am not a liar. And I just…

— David Blunkett