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 businesscollapsedevelop share on social
I have always been honest about my recollection of events. David Blunkett eventhonestrecollection Change image and share on social
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 badchangeconstitutional share on social
The government wants to be able to attack extremism and hatred wherever it occurs. David Blunkett attackextremismgovernment Change image and share on social
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
Without the political parties and the volunteering work of their members day in, day out, we would have a very different sort of politics and society. David Blunkett daymemberparty Change image and share on social
I'm in favour of a sensible development of response units and their deployment in any circumstance where there may be a risk to the officers themselves or the neighbourhood they're in. I'm not in favour of a blanket arming of the police. David Blunkett armblanketcircumstance share on social
I've had a guide dog since 1969. Not the same one, of course: I've had five. David Blunkett dogguidehave Change image and share on social
Politics is about the participation and engagement of the wider citizenry - to miss that point would doom us to irrelevance. David Blunkett citizenrydoomengagement Change image and share on social
Politics is only worthwhile if you are doing what you believe, regardless of the slings and arrows. David Blunkett arrowpoliticsling Change image and share on social
