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# David Blunkett

(1947)   Politician   United Kingdom

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David Blunkett is a politician from the United Kingdom, best known for *On a clear day*.

## Quick Facts About David Blunkett

Born June 6, 1947

Nationality United Kingdom

Profession Politician

Notable works On a clear day

## About David Blunkett

He was Secretary of State for Education and Employment from 1997 to 2001, Home Secretary from 2001 to 2004, and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in 2005. He represented Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough as MP from 1987 until 2015 and became a life peer in the House of Lords in 2015.

## Awards & Honors

honorary doctorate

##  Quotes by David Blunkett · Page 2

> [Nothing is more important for young people than enhancing their life chances, liberating their potential and encouraging their contribution to a globally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/nothing-is-more-important-for-young-people-than-enhancing-their-life/)

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> [In the U.K., we have always been an open, trading nation, enriched by our global links. Contemporary patterns of migration extend this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/in-the-u-k-we-have-always-been-an-open-trading-nation-enriched-by-our/)

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> [I am totally in favour of reform - but it must be reform that changes the nature of British politics, not simply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-am-totally-in-favour-of-reform-but-it-must-be-reform-that-changes/)

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> [If surveillance infiltrates our homes and personal relationships, that is a gross breach of our human and civil rights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/if-surveillance-infiltrates-our-homes-and-personal-relationships-that/)

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> [My job as Labour Home Secretary is to ensure people are prepared to listen to us when we take on our opponents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/my-job-as-labour-home-secretary-is-to-ensure-people-are-prepared-to/)

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> [I grew up in one of the most deprived parts of Britain. I know the problems which inner-city children face.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-grew-up-in-one-of-the-most-deprived-parts-of-britain-i-know-the/)

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> [As home secretary, I gained a reputation for being 'tough'; less concerned with liberty than with public protection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/as-home-secretary-i-gained-a-reputation-for-being-tough-less/)

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> [Simple numbers of people of a particular age tell us nothing about the condition of their health, the environment in which they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/simple-numbers-of-people-of-a-particular-age-tell-us-nothing-about/)

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> [We must draw on our early roots and remind people why the Labour party was created and who it sought to represent.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/we-must-draw-on-our-early-roots-and-remind-people-why-the-labour/)

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> [Let's not allow the voice of the people to be overwhelmed by the siren song of those who opposed regulation, who demanded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/let-s-not-allow-the-voice-of-the-people-to-be-overwhelmed-by-the/)

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> [I believe Britishness is defined not on ethnic and exclusive grounds but through shared values; our history of tolerance, openness and internationalism;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-believe-britishness-is-defined-not-on-ethnic-and-exclusive-grounds/)

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> [We need to build on what we know works - local oversight of schools to keep a check on performance, timely interventions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/we-need-to-build-on-what-we-know-works-local-oversight-of-schools-to/)

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> [Yes, it will go through the disciplines that all puppies go through including house training and puppy walking, then at twelve month…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/yes-it-will-go-through-the-disciplines-that-all-puppies-go-through/)

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> [Businesses that fail to develop their staff are twice as likely to collapse. Firms seeking to reposition themselves for the economic upturn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/businesses-that-fail-to-develop-their-staff-are-twice-as-likely-to/)

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> [We need a government which, yes, guarantees basic standards in public services, but which also steps in to protect people's wellbeing as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/we-need-a-government-which-yes-guarantees-basic-standards-in-public/)

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> [Being an MP is not a desperately hard life, like going down the pit or working in the steelworks - with which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/being-an-mp-is-not-a-desperately-hard-life-like-going-down-the-pit-or/)

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> [The government must give men and women without power a real say over what happens to them, and the means of engaging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/the-government-must-give-men-and-women-without-power-a-real-say-over/)

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> [It is now in Gordon Brown's - and the Labour party's - best interests for those seeking the prime minister's immediate departure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/it-is-now-in-gordon-brown-s-and-the-labour-party-s-best-interests-for/)

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> [Being home secretary involves having to face some of the worst of human behaviour and challenges of modern society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/being-home-secretary-involves-having-to-face-some-of-the-worst-of/)

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> [I don't like prolonged, highly expensive commissions, especially if they are chaired by judges. We seem to have overwhelming faith in judges.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-don-t-like-prolonged-highly-expensive-commissions-especially-if/)

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> [In an ageing society, it makes sense to support older adults to develop new skills, prolonging their working lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/in-an-ageing-society-it-makes-sense-to-support-older-adults-to/)

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> [I am nothing if not a loyalist. After 46 years in the Labour party, I've grown weary of the cry: 'If only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-am-nothing-if-not-a-loyalist-after-46-years-in-the-labour-party-i/)

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> [I am not a parliamentarian. I am a politician. Some MPs leave and are itching to get back. I don't feel that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-am-not-a-parliamentarian-i-am-a-politician-some-mps-leave-and-are/)

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> [Politics is about the participation and engagement of the wider citizenry - to miss that point would doom us to irrelevance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/politics-is-about-the-participation-and-engagement-of-the-wider/)

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> [Strengthening our identity is one way of reinforcing people's confidence and sense of citizenship and well-being.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/strengthening-our-identity-is-one-way-of-reinforcing-people-s/)

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> [I have never tried to fiddle my role as leader of the city of Sheffield, as an MP or as a minister.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-have-never-tried-to-fiddle-my-role-as-leader-of-the-city-of/)

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> [When I first came into parliament, there was, on average, a by-election every three months - due not to MPs bailing out,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/when-i-first-came-into-parliament-there-was-on-average-a-by-election/)

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> [When it comes to those who are accused and their right to defend themselves, it is perfectly reasonable to expect relevant evidence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/when-it-comes-to-those-who-are-accused-and-their-right-to-defend/)

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> [We need to reaffirm that politics is not merely compatible with economic progress and development in the 21st century, but essential to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/we-need-to-reaffirm-that-politics-is-not-merely-compatible-with/)

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> [I prefer a positive view of freedom, drawing on another tradition of political thinking that goes all the way back to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-prefer-a-positive-view-of-freedom-drawing-on-another-tradition-of/)

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> [For six and a half years, I had responsibility for leading the Labour party policy on education and delivering on our promise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/for-six-and-a-half-years-i-had-responsibility-for-leading-the-labour/)

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> [To make sense of a world in which rapid change and globalisation create genuine insecurity, we need benchmarks by which we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/to-make-sense-of-a-world-in-which-rapid-change-and-globalisation/)

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> [Where asylum is used as a route to economic migration, it can cause deep resentment in the host community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/where-asylum-is-used-as-a-route-to-economic-migration-it-can-cause/)

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> [As education and employment secretary in 1997, I inherited hundreds of schools where the roofs leaked, the windows rattled, and they relied…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/as-education-and-employment-secretary-in-1997-i-inherited-hundreds-of/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/we-ve-got-to-get-back-to-old-fashioned-politics-that-s-in-touch-with/)

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> [I did not in late November start the plethora of linking my private life with public events again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-did-not-in-late-november-start-the-plethora-of-linking-my-private/)

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> [In Sheffield, we need support from the community and for the community. We need integration with no loss of heritage, and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/in-sheffield-we-need-support-from-the-community-and-for-the-community/)

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> [As a former home secretary, I have access to and knowledge of the workings of the system in a way that individuals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/as-a-former-home-secretary-i-have-access-to-and-knowledge-of-the/)

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> [At school, I was brought up on revolting food - sausages, sausages and Spam - but at home, I had the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/at-school-i-was-brought-up-on-revolting-food-sausages-sausages-and/)

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> [In primary schools, I set two main objectives - to cut infant class sizes and improve literacy and numeracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/in-primary-schools-i-set-two-main-objectives-to-cut-infant-class/)

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