David Blunkett Quotes
Top 51 wise famous quotes and sayings by David Blunkett
David Blunkett Famous Quotes & Sayings
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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 to back off
We need to reaffirm that politics is not merely compatible with economic progress and development in the 21st century, but essential to it.
Being home secretary involves having to face some of the worst of human behaviour and challenges of modern society.
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 wounds.
I don't like prolonged, highly expensive commissions, especially if they are chaired by judges. We seem to have overwhelming faith in judges.
Politics is about the participation and engagement of the wider citizenry - to miss that point would doom us to irrelevance.
I grew up in one of the most deprived parts of Britain. I know the problems which inner-city children face.
The democratic state can sometimes abuse its power as much as those who seek to destroy it abuse fundamental rights and democratic practices.
I was affected by the harshness of government, the reality of 16-hour days, and the pressures of modern communications.
I've been fortunate when in government to have a car at my disposal, which takes away the nightmare of getting a taxi.
If surveillance infiltrates our homes and personal relationships, that is a gross breach of our human and civil rights.
My job as Labour Home Secretary is to ensure people are prepared to listen to us when we take on our opponents across the political spectrum.
In primary schools, I set two main objectives - to cut infant class sizes and improve literacy and numeracy.
In an ageing society, it makes sense to support older adults to develop new skills, prolonging their working lives.
Without the political parties and the volunteering work of their members day in, day out, we would have a very different sort of politics and society.
Being a Labour home secretary in the 21st century means fighting a constant battle against both extreme Right and Left.
History teaches us that, whatever we say, racists will always distort the words of mainstream politicians to make themselves sound more respectable.
I prefer a positive view of freedom, drawing on another tradition of political thinking that goes all the way back to the ancient Greek polis.
As home secretary, I gained a reputation for being 'tough'; less concerned with liberty than with public protection.
I am not a parliamentarian. I am a politician. Some MPs leave and are itching to get back. I don't feel that. This is just a work environment.
Bishops and judges are some of the best politicians in the world. They know how to manipulate the political process.
Strengthening our identity is one way of reinforcing people's confidence and sense of citizenship and well-being.
Where asylum is used as a route to economic migration, it can cause deep resentment in the host community.
We need dynamic and thriving businesses and a skilled and adaptable labour force to produce competitiveness and prosperity.
We have put over £2bn in the last three years into counter-terrorism and we are developing the electronic border surveillance and identity cards
I regret the time and resources needed to undertake this but ... it is right to lay this accusation to rest.
In the U.K., we have always been an open, trading nation, enriched by our global links. Contemporary patterns of migration extend this tradition.