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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 3

> [The democratic state can sometimes abuse its power as much as those who seek to destroy it abuse fundamental rights and democratic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/the-democratic-state-can-sometimes-abuse-its-power-as-much-as-those/)

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> [I was affected by the harshness of government, the reality of 16-hour days, and the pressures of modern communications.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-was-affected-by-the-harshness-of-government-the-reality-of-16-hour/)

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> [If I pleaded guilty to a mistake while I was home secretary, it wasn't that I didn't get tough - my God,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/if-i-pleaded-guilty-to-a-mistake-while-i-was-home-secretary-it-wasn-t/)

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> [When I'm in London I do have the convenience of being close to St James Park which is also good for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/when-i-m-in-london-i-do-have-the-convenience-of-being-close-to-st/)

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> [Reciprocity helps us balance the need for self-determination and creative individuality with mutual hope and, therefore, what might be described as 'solidarity.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/reciprocity-helps-us-balance-the-need-for-self-determination-and/)

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> [Without the political parties and the volunteering work of their members day in, day out, we would have a very different sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/without-the-political-parties-and-the-volunteering-work-of-their/)

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> [The Home Office culture was one of being just above the problem, of hovering just out of reach of knowing what was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/the-home-office-culture-was-one-of-being-just-above-the-problem-of/)

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> [It would be dangerous territory if I wasn't practising what I preach which is to always accept responsibility, always accept the consequences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/it-would-be-dangerous-territory-if-i-wasn-t-practising-what-i-preach/)

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> [Judy, we think that since the 11th of September, 2001, we've faced a similar heightened threat level. And we've been enhancing both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/judy-we-think-that-since-the-11th-of-september-2001-we-ve-faced-a/)

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> [Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling, in hosting the G20 summit and in the budget, must display the same boldness in tackling the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/gordon-brown-and-alistair-darling-in-hosting-the-g20-summit-and-in/)

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> [I love the walk although my security team weren't too sure to begin with but I was anxious to be able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-love-the-walk-although-my-security-team-weren-t-too-sure-to-begin/)

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> [Much extremist activity falls short of directly inciting people to violence or other crimes and so is not caught by laws on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/much-extremist-activity-falls-short-of-directly-inciting-people-to/)

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> [I'm in favour of a sensible development of response units and their deployment in any circumstance where there may be a risk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-m-in-favour-of-a-sensible-development-of-response-units-and-their/)

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> [Despite being in public life, I value my own privacy immensely and would be as concerned as anyone else if I thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/despite-being-in-public-life-i-value-my-own-privacy-immensely-and/)

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> [To punish MPs because of the distance they live from London - those with fast train journeys quite close to London as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/to-punish-mps-because-of-the-distance-they-live-from-london-those/)

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> [Children whose parents return to study do much better at school. Offenders who persist with studies are much less likely to reoffend.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/children-whose-parents-return-to-study-do-much-better-at-school/)

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> [We need dynamic and thriving businesses and a skilled and adaptable labour force to produce competitiveness and prosperity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/we-need-dynamic-and-thriving-businesses-and-a-skilled-and-adaptable/)

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> [We need to use all the resources at our disposal in order to prosper. We need more employment, and we need employment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/we-need-to-use-all-the-resources-at-our-disposal-in-order-to-prosper/)

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> [I've been fortunate when in government to have a car at my disposal, which takes away the nightmare of getting a taxi.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-ve-been-fortunate-when-in-government-to-have-a-car-at-my-disposal/)

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> [In today's world, learning has become the key to economic prosperity, social cohesion and personal fulfillment. We can no longer afford to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/in-today-s-world-learning-has-become-the-key-to-economic-prosperity/)

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> [We have put over £2bn in the last three years into counter-terrorism and we are developing the electronic border surveillance and identity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/we-have-put-over-2bn-in-the-last-three-years-into-counter-terrorism/)

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> [Balancing the common good with the freedom and liberty to exercise that individuality has been and remains a challenge for those committed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/balancing-the-common-good-with-the-freedom-and-liberty-to-exercise/)

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> [Solidarity and interdependence, a sense of worth, a pride and hope in the future: these are positive gains for those who believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/solidarity-and-interdependence-a-sense-of-worth-a-pride-and-hope-in/)

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> [The clash between capital and labour, between those seeking to maximise profit and those with only their toil to sell, was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/the-clash-between-capital-and-labour-between-those-seeking-to/)

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> [We have a media that presents every politician as being as bad as the next. There is no distinguishing between one good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/we-have-a-media-that-presents-every-politician-as-being-as-bad-as-the/)

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> [It is certainly true that as we grow older, our need for healthcare also grows. It is also true that those who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/it-is-certainly-true-that-as-we-grow-older-our-need-for-healthcare/)

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> [Back in 2003, when I was home secretary, I introduced the victim surcharge on offenders to substantially expand the support available and,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/back-in-2003-when-i-was-home-secretary-i-introduced-the-victim/)

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> [We must look to an open, tolerant, inclusive England, which embraces the values of a Britain that still leads the world in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/we-must-look-to-an-open-tolerant-inclusive-england-which-embraces-the/)

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> [It is feasible for someone who comes from a privileged background to understand the privilege they have had and to use the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/it-is-feasible-for-someone-who-comes-from-a-privileged-background-to/)

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> [If, in the name of liberty, we allow individuals to act in a way that damages the wellbeing of the whole, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/if-in-the-name-of-liberty-we-allow-individuals-to-act-in-a-way-that/)

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> [I'm a great aficionado of history. I was deeply affected by seeing the disintegration of any chance of democracy coping with fascism…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-m-a-great-aficionado-of-history-i-was-deeply-affected-by-seeing-the/)

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> [People from all over the world were killed in the attacks on the World Trade Centre. They came from many different cultural,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/people-from-all-over-the-world-were-killed-in-the-attacks-on-the/)

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> [If you don't create a sense of order and stability, if people do not feel secure, then progressive politics is dead. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/if-you-don-t-create-a-sense-of-order-and-stability-if-people-do-not/)

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> [And we think that our citizens and yours would be very angry if they thought that we hadnt taken every possible step…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/and-we-think-that-our-citizens-and-yours-would-be-very-angry-if-they/)

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> [I'm convinced that quite a lot of young people, when they get in trouble with the law, it's a cry for help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-m-convinced-that-quite-a-lot-of-young-people-when-they-get-in/)

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> [With the commissioning of new schools undertaken by a local director of school standards, decisions will be fair and transparent, rooted in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/with-the-commissioning-of-new-schools-undertaken-by-a-local-director/)

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