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David Blunkett MP Articles

From collective bargaining to mutual action

‘Where there is discord, we will bring harmony.’ Yes, this was St Francis of Assisi! On 4 May 1979, Margaret Hilda Thatcher had the audacity to regurgitate this quotation at the beginning of dividing the nation in a way that had not been seen since the overthrow of...
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Politics and politicians must change

Few among us have been untouched by the major changes of the past five years. The crash that unfolded from 2008 saw jobs lost, an enormous rise in the cost of living, and economies retracting and failing across Europe (including our own). It was in the United Kingdom...
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The dilettante’s dogma

The Conservative part of the coalition comprises a damagingly irresponsible mix of ideologues and amateurs, writes David Blunkett Last month, Professor Anthony King of the University of Essex wrote of David Cameron in the Financial Times: ‘The recent comedy of errors...
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Feeling the benefit

In confronting the challenge of the coalition’s proposals to create a single out-of-work benefit – outlined by Iain Duncan Smith during the summer recess – three things strike me as being imperative to our response.

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