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We have a media that presents every politician as being as bad as the next. There is no distinguishing between one good idea or another; no explanation of why constitutional change should be uppermost in the minds of the people I represent.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Another Bad Being Between Change Constitutional Distinguishing Every Explanation Good Good Idea Idea Media Minds Next People Politician Presents Represent Should Why

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Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling, in hosting the G20 summit and in the budget, must display the same boldness in tackling the instability at home that they do in promoting a worldwide answer to the global meltdown.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Answer Boldness Brown Budget Darling Display Global Gordon Home Hosting Instability Must Promoting Same Summit Tackling Worldwide

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As a former home secretary, I have access to and knowledge of the workings of the system in a way that individuals unfamiliar with the courts can never hope to have.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Access Courts Former Home Hope Individuals Knowledge Never Secretary System Unfamiliar Way Workings

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Back in 2003, when I was home secretary, I introduced the victim surcharge on offenders to substantially expand the support available and, I hoped, the protection of witnesses who were brave enough to come forward.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Available Back Brave Come Enough Expand Forward Home Hoped Introduced Offenders Protection Secretary Substantially Support Victim Were Who Witnesses

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It is certainly true that as we grow older, our need for healthcare also grows. It is also true that those who have lived their lives in the most difficult circumstances and experienced the most exhausting and challenging work places need healthcare the most.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Also Certainly Challenging Circumstances Difficult Exhausting Experienced Grow Grows Healthcare Lived Lives Most Need Older Our Places Those True Who Work

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Simple numbers of people of a particular age tell us nothing about the condition of their health, the environment in which they live, and the support systems they can afford to pay for.

~David Blunkett

Topics: About Afford Age Condition Environment Health Live Nothing Numbers Particular Pay People Simple Support Systems Tell Us Which

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Speaking for the nation as a whole entails understanding and feeling the pain, as well as understanding the aspiration of the different cultural, social and political make-up of the nation.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Aspiration Cultural Different Entails Feeling Make-Up Nation Pain Political Social Speaking Understanding Well Whole

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Balancing the common good with the freedom and liberty to exercise that individuality has been and remains a challenge for those committed to democracy while understanding that the polis ensures our participation and therefore our citizenship.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Balancing Been Challenge Citizenship Committed Common Common Good Democracy Exercise Freedom Good Individuality Liberty Our Participation Remains Therefore Those Understanding While

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The clash between capital and labour, between those seeking to maximise profit and those with only their toil to sell, was the driving force for the creation of the trade unions in the 19th century.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Between Capital Century Clash Creation Driving Driving Force Force Labour Only Profit Seeking Sell Those Toil Trade Unions 19Th Century

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Faith in technocrats over politicians is not a trend from which Britain is exempt.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Britain Exempt Faith Over Politicians Trend Which

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Politician

Born: June 6th, 1947

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