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

~David Blunkett

Topics: Citizenship Confidence Identity One Way Our People Sense Strengthening Way Well-Being

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If surveillance infiltrates our homes and personal relationships, that is a gross breach of our human and civil rights.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Breach Civil Civil Rights Gross Homes Human Our Personal Personal Relationships Relationships Rights Surveillance

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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.'

~David Blunkett

Topics: Balance Creative Helps Hope Individuality Might Mutual Need Self-Determination Solidarity Therefore Us

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Crucially, I'd like to thank Labour party members up and down the country for sticking with us. For their active citizenship, their willingness to engage in our democracy, and for being there at the cutting edge of making our democracy work.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Active Being Being There Citizenship Country Cutting Cutting Edge Democracy Down Edge Engage Labour Labour Party Like Making Members Our Party Sticking Thank Up Up And Down Us Willingness Work

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To make sense of a world in which rapid change and globalisation create genuine insecurity, we need benchmarks by which we can judge our actions and their long-term impact.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Actions Change Create Genuine Globalisation Impact Insecurity Judge Long-Term Make Need Our Rapid Sense Which World

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Yes, it will go through the disciplines that all puppies go through including house training and puppy walking, then at twelve month old it the training becomes a lot more rigorous which has to be done carefully otherwise you are in danger of stressing the dog.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Becomes Carefully Danger Disciplines Dog Done Go House Including Lot Month More Old Otherwise Puppies Puppy Rigorous Then Through Training Twelve Walking Which Will Yes You

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Businesses that fail to develop their staff are twice as likely to collapse. Firms seeking to reposition themselves for the economic upturn need to invest in their staff's flexibility, responsiveness and skills.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Businesses Collapse Develop Economic Fail Flexibility Invest Likely Need Seeking Skills Staff Themselves Twice

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What is it that unites, on the left of British politics, George Orwell, Billy Bragg, Gordon Brown and myself? An understanding that identity and a sense of belonging need to be linked to our commitment to nationhood and a modern form of patriotism.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Belonging Billy British Brown Commitment Form George George Orwell Gordon Identity Left Linked Modern Myself Need Our Patriotism Politics Sense Understanding Unites

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I believe Britishness is defined not on ethnic and exclusive grounds but through shared values; our history of tolerance, openness and internationalism; and our commitment to democracy and liberty, to civic duty and the public space.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Believe Civic Commitment Defined Democracy Duty Ethnic Exclusive Grounds History Internationalism Liberty Openness Our Public Shared Space Through Tolerance Values I Believe

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In primary schools, I set two main objectives - to cut infant class sizes and improve literacy and numeracy.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Class Cut Improve Infant Literacy Main Objectives Primary Schools Set Sizes Two

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Politician

Born: June 6th, 1947

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