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Most recent annotations on things by David Blunkett

  • Kevin Wells: The same as when the Prime Minister promised us a referendum then went back on his word you mean? (5 November 2009)
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  • pamela crane: David. Your congratulations to Jacqui,what about facts yet another death since your statement,why do you not leave the Police to keep our Country safe we employ them to enforce the rule of our... (18 July 2008)
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  • Marcelo Casartelli: If a former Education Secretary can only understand English, his native language, and Esperanto, that he learned at school, I canīt understand why the directives of UN want to impose that... (29 June 2007)
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  • helen fantom: And pilot schools are using Esperanto to make primary school children more aware of other languages. (28 June 2007)
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  • kieran Locke: That really isnt funny. (8 May 2007)
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  • Herbert Globsquirtle: Only a blind man would think that Tony has "vision". (6 May 2007)
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  • Pauline Campbell: I am the mother of one of the six women who died in the so-called 'care' of HMP Styal [in the 12 months ending August 2003]. When D Blunkett was Home Secretary, I wrote to him [along with four... (5 August 2006)
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  • john watt: "It is also important that they are aware of the consequences of the particular age at which they retire and the longevity that they can expect. All of us, whether in the public or private... (1 November 2005)
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  • molijana : we are assessed for this assesed for that...starting to feel like a guineapig.....it is bad enough receiving incapacity benefit...and no help with a mortgage....I have run myself into huge debt... (19 July 2005)
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  • Martin Snell: Good. (30 June 2005)
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  • d. youreallyshouldntneedtoknowthis: I don't know anyone who understands the subtlety of this aspect of the Bill. Many Human-Rights groups are extremely concerned that it will be much harder to criticise cases of systematic... (20 May 2005)
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  • Julian Todd: The game comes down to: "Anyone can be a terrorist, so Anti-Terrorist legislation must apply to everyone." (19 January 2005)
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  • James Berry: Surely the most important principle is the right to know the charges against oneself and to have the opportunity to defend oneself against these charges in a properly convened court of law? ... (18 November 2004)
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  • Mary Contrary: "Nobody should fear correct identification". See also: http://www.samizdata.net/blog/~pdeh/BBA_ quote_blunkett_01.html (30 July 2004)
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  • Chris Lightfoot: Blunkett is claiming that tracking people who enter and leave the country, partly using "e-borders" (code for "expensive computer systems that don't work very well", presumably) and partly using... (20 July 2004)
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  • Chris Lightfoot: The Home Secretary is being disingenuous about the cost of identity cards. Government estimates of the cost are highly variable, ranging from about Ģ5 to person at the beginning of last year,... (20 July 2004)
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  • Frederick Hause: Once again Blunkett shows his (and his party's) willingness to use personal attack rather than debate the issues. (20 June 2004)
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  • Frederick Hause: Home Office consultation ends on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 You should eMail your objections to a national ID scheme to: identitycards@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk well before then. A rather naïve... (20 June 2004)
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  • Martin Belam: The government is now running a consultation process that ends on Tuesday 20th July 2004. http://www.nodalresearch.org/consult/ is a commentable, linkable and trackbackable version of the... (16 June 2004)
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  • Tom Morris: Yes. Mobile phones are voluntary, which is one of the best things about them. (11 June 2004)
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  • Chris Lightfoot: Well, he'll be disappointed then. (10 June 2004)
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  • Chris Lightfoot: Well, his claim (which he's never been good at articulating -- hence his accurate prediction that he'll be trying to explain it again and again over coming years) is that the "biometric"... (10 June 2004)
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  • Joe Bunting: I can't see how that answer bears any relationship to the question which was asked. If people don't have a card, and initially it won't be compulsory, or the if the card which they do have has... (10 June 2004)
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  • Joe Bunting: Mr Blunkett does not mention the lengths he is going to to ignore the results of the public consultation where it doesn't fit with his misconception that everyone loves his idea. (10 June 2004)
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