dalebassett.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any more surreal, the Mail on Sunday predicts that now David Blunkett will return to Cabinet, in the new year.
Moreton and Saughall Massie Matters (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
It appears that Gordon Brown is becoming a very desperate man. I have read today that he is now considering bringing back to his Cabinet another disgraced former Minister, David Blunkett! Are we all beinning to feel a little bit of Déjà vu? Read more by clicking here. Gordon when are you going to realise [...]
Havering On (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
. . .it couldn't get any worse. According to the Mail on Sunday Blunkett set to return to Cabinet as Mandy wrecks Miliband's leadership bid Gordon Brown plans to bring David Blunkett back into the Cabinet in another dramatic bid to revive Labour's political fortunes.
Daily Mail News (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Gordon Brown plans to bring David Blunkett back into the Cabinet in another dramatic bid to revive Labour's political fortunes.
Andrew Nutt (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Peter Mandelson's, Tony Blair’s right hand man return to the Government and was welcomed by his allies but attack by the left of the Labour party. David Blunkett, former Home Secretary and Education Secretary "I am absolutely gobsmacked. The whole Labour movement will be utterly perplexed at what the Prime Minister's motives are. This is an extraordinary step backwards into the worst elements of the...
Liberal Bureaucracy (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
And so goodbye Sir Ian, and thanks for everything. The politicisation of the Metropolitan Police, spin, an inability to accept responsibility, yes, I will probably sleep more soundly in my bed knowing that he's gone.It is nice to see David Blunkett's commentary though. "This is rule by autocracy and a dangerous precedent, politicising the police force in Britain." Such a pity he didn't understand that...
Radio 4 - Today (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Met Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair has resigned, amid a row about whether he was forced to go by London mayor Boris Johnson for political reasons. Former Home Secretary David Blunkett, and Ken Jones, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers, discuss whether politics should influence policing.
Boulton & Co. (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
They couldn't get Tony, so they got his namesake: Boris Johnson told Sir Ian Blair yesterday that he wanted him gone, and twenty-four hours later he is history . David Blunkett has accused Sir Ian's political opponents (we assume that means the Tories, but also anyone else who opposed Sir Ian's liberal, inclusive approach which so flew in the face of police canteen culture) of "a long-running and...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
Opposition to the creation of an academy in Sheffield will prevent pupils from achieving their full potential, says local MP David Blunkett
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/09/2008
Political commentators, David Blunkett, and Jacqui Smith's mother and former headmaster assess her performance and character
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/09/2008
Political commentators, David Blunkett, and Jacqui Smith's mother and former headmaster assess her performance and character
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
David Blunkett: It's only now we can properly evaluate and respect the contribution he made to Britain during the second world war
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
Comment is free: David Blunkett: It's only now we can properly evaluate and respect the contribution he made to Britain during the second world war
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
David Blunkett: It's only now we can properly evaluate and respect the contribution he made to Britain during the second world war
XpertHR - Employment Intelligence (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
David Blunkett's observation (external link) that people should be prepared to work as long as they are physically able to - cheerily summarised as "work till you drop" by the Daily Express - raises a few interesting questions. Should organisations...
