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 actactivitycatch share on social
It would be dangerous territory if I wasn't practising what I preach which is to always accept responsibility, always accept the consequences of your actions. David Blunkett acceptactionconsequence Change image and share on social
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 accesscourthome Change image and share on social
I was affected by the harshness of government, the reality of 16-hour days, and the pressures of modern communications. David Blunkett affectcommunicationday Change image and share on social
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 casecrycut share on social
In primary schools, I set two main objectives - to cut infant class sizes and improve literacy and numeracy. David Blunkett classcutimprove Change image and share on social
Bishops and judges are some of the best politicians in the world. They know how to manipulate the political process. David Blunkett bishopjudgemanipulate Change image and share on social
For six and a half years, I had responsibility for leading the Labour party policy on education and delivering on our promise of improved opportunities for all our children. David Blunkett childdelivereducation Change image and share on social
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 amnestycardclean share on social
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 avoidbackfashion Change image and share on social