David Blunkett Quotes

David Blunkett — British Politician born on June 06, 1947,

David Blunkett, Baron Blunkett, PC is best known as a British politician and more recently as an academic, having represented the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency for 28 years through to 7 May 2015 when he stepped down at the general election.Blind since birth, and coming from a poor family in one of Sheffield's most deprived districts, he rose to become Education and Employment Secretary, Home Secretary and Work and Pensions Secretary in Tony Blair's Cabinet following Labour's victory in the 1997 general election... (wikipedia)

Children whose parents return to study do much better at school. Offenders who persist with studies are much less likely to reoffend. The national mental health strategy recognises the important role adult learning can play for people recovering from mental illness.

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

I have built my reputation on honesty, I have sometimes been too honest.

We must draw on our early roots and remind people why the Labour party was created and who it sought to represent. We have never been a sectional party promoting self-interest, but instead a force for engaging self-reliance and self-determination.

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

David Blunkett Quotes

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