Charlie Rose with Frederik Balfour; Colin Soloway; Perry M. Smith; David Sanger; David Blunkett (April 2, 2003)
Mark Pack's blog (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
It's 2003. Parliament is debating foreign surveillance. The then Home Secretary, David Blunkett, is debating a point with Liberal Democrat MP David Heath. Blunket makes a one word interjection. The word? Chocolate. Obvious, really. It sets off a whole debate about how a hypothetical case of Belgians smuggling chocolate into the UK might be handled as you [...]
NO2ID Birmingham (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... the UK by 2013. When asked how, he said: "probably face recognition and fingerprints". David Blunkett: biometrics "will make identity theft and multiple identity impossible. Not nearly impossible. Impossible." Tony Blair: "biometrics give us the chance to have secure identity". Gordon Brown: biometrics “ will make it possible to securely link an...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... family and friends to see me through. Others are not so fortunate. MPs' expenses House of Commons David Blunkett guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Regarded as jinxed since its last resident David Blunkett entertained his then lover Kimberly Quinn there Number 62 South Eaton Place in London is now proving a drain on the taxpayer even when it is unoccupied.
Labourlist (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
By Brian Barder / @BrianLB It’s worth trying to identify some of the confusions that have arisen in the controversy over the action of the normally mild-mannered Home Secretary, Alan Johnson , in dismissing Professor David Nutt from his post as chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) after the Professor repeated his criticism of the government’s decision to...
Ephems of BLB (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Some interesting issues have been raised by the action of the normally mild-mannered Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, in dismissing Professor David Nutt from his post as chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) after the Professor repeated his criticism of the government’s decision to move cannabis into a classification category for [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
David Blunkett's claim that we live a first-class lifestyle bears no relation to the truth, says John Parsons So, David Blunkett is mystified about "the most bizarre result of Sir Christopher's recommendation" ( Kelly simply doesn't get it , 5 November). I suppose if you accept that some or all of what he claims is true, one might well be mystified. Blunkett...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
David Blunkett makes a mistake to benchmark MPs' work and status against senior civil servants ( Kelly simply doesn't get it , 5 November). Until a rigorous job evaluation is done such comparisons lack any validity and merely represent an aspiration (if not an early self-interested bid) in forthcoming discussions about MPs' salaries and pensions. Blunkett's points about the demands...
Tell the Sky (Free subscription) | yesterday
... because there's so much endless political scandal stuff. Like ages ago when that blind politician David Blunkett was having an affair or something - I don't care! I don't care where he puts his penis (as long as he keeps it away from me). I mean, don't get me wrong, I want to know important stuff. Like, I want to know when we've got a new Prime Minister, or when they've created a...
Times Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
... energy and holds several non-executive directorships Sir Michael Barber: chief adviser to David Blunkett as Education Secretary during Labour’s first term, when the literacy and numeracy hours for primary schools were introduced. Became Tony Blair’s cross-Whitehall progress chaser on delivery of policy from 2001 Diane Coyle: author, former journalist and Treasury economist, who runs...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
David Blunkett's comparisons between the expenses post-Kelly of an MP and a senior civil servant are highly misleading ( Comment , 5 November). The civil servant called down to London would be booked into a standard hotel with a small cash amount to spend on a meal, and limits less than those being recommended by Christopher Kelly . Civil service expenses are modest and stand fair comparison...
British National Party (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
... some risks, this was a decision that flew in the face of common sense.” The e-mail was copied to David Blunkett, then home secretary, and Sir John Gieve. The words “to be withheld” were later handwritten across the top in what was clearly an attempt to keep the document from becoming public. It is not known whose handwriting it is. A few days later, Sir Jeffrey replied to Mrs Hughes...
Labourlist (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... learned their lesson about incautious media reactions to the expenses issue, but no. Step forward, David Blunkett. Writing in the Guardian , he is “mystified” by the Kelly report because it “misunderstands the nature of an MP’s job”. MPs who need to split their time between Westminster and constituencies, he says, have a “disrupted life”....
Legalise Cannabis Alliance (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
I have to say that I am appalled at the sacking of Professor David Nutt from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) by the Home Secretary Alan Johnson - and the support given to him by our un-elected Prime Minister Gordon Brown. David Cameron is no better for agreeing with their decision to ignore experts' advice if it flies in the face of media-led public opinion. Professor...
John Lilburne (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
, sta “[Kim Howells] has the classic New Labour profile and like fellow migrants from the far left – Straw, Reid, Blunkett and Clarke – he has retained a love of state intrusion and is, as they all are, an enthusiast for ID cards. There is a part of Howells that remains firmly rooted in the [...]
