That is why with enormous regret I have tendered my resignation to the prime minister today. David Blunkett More Quotes by David Blunkett More Quotes From David Blunkett And we think that our citizens and yours would be very angry if they thought that we hadnt taken every possible step for prevention and then for joint action in the likelihood of those who threaten our lives and our well- being, taking action at the same time. David Blunkett takenwould-bethinking I said it's impossible to have an amnesty without ID cards and a clean database, because you firstly don't have any incentives for people to actually come up front and register, and make themselves available, and secondly you have no means of tracking them. David Blunkett cardsmeanpeople We have put over £2bn in the last three years into counter-terrorism and we are developing the electronic border surveillance and identity cards David Blunkett threeidentityyears If you have a sense of irony or humour, you're usually cut down, as you're usually distorted or misinterpreted. So it does lead to us being slightly more dour and staid and predictable than would otherwise be the case, which I personally find quite frustrating - because if you don't laugh occasionally in my job, you cry most of the time. David Blunkett laughjobyoutime The democratic state can sometimes abuse its power as much as those who seek to destroy it abuse fundamental rights and democratic practices. David Blunkett destroyabusepowersometimes Strengthening our identity is one way of reinforcing people's confidence and sense of citizenship and well-being. David Blunkett confidenceidentitypeopleway 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 downdemocracyworkcountry 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. David Blunkett learninghealthchildrenpeople 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 youtrainingdogwalking I am not a parliamentarian. I am a politician. Some MPs leave and are itching to get back. I don't feel that. This is just a work environment. David Blunkett i-amfeelbackwork 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 truegrowcircumstanceswork Politics is about the participation and engagement of the wider citizenry - to miss that point would doom us to irrelevance. David Blunkett missusparticipationpolitics We've got to get back to old-fashioned politics that's in touch with the people we seek to represent and to avoid self-inflicted wounds. David Blunkett avoidbackpoliticspeople I am totally in favour of reform - but it must be reform that changes the nature of British politics, not simply the makeup or operation of parliament. David Blunkett i-ammakeuppoliticsnature Much extremist activity falls short of directly inciting people to violence or other crimes and so is not caught by laws on incitement. Neither does the Public Order Act, used to protect groups of people from harassment, deal with the problem. David Blunkett shortviolenceproblempeople Privacy is a right, but as in any democratic society, it is not an absolute right. David Blunkett rightdemocraticprivacysociety Judy, we think that since the 11th of September, 2001, we've faced a similar heightened threat level. And we've been enhancing both the exchange of intelligence and security information and the assessment of that information, because that's the crucial element. David Blunkett levelthinkintelligenceinformation
