David Blunkett resigning

BBC news just said so

 

A fine day indeed

 

I'm very happy, but it still leaves us with the problem of those awful parliamentary bills forcing through DNA identity cards, anti-terror laws that infringe civil liberties and authoritarianistic maneouvers towards trial without jury. It seems reckless to assume that whomever takes over won't be another Blarite and won't feel egomanically obligated to be more radical as a way of making their distinction in comtemporary history.

 

I just watched some old footage of him singing The Red Flag

The expression "sold out" springs to mind

 

The entire Labour cabinet were once radical lefties of some description. No wonder The Who were singing "I hope I die before I get old" as the anthem for their generation, it's a pity the politicians didn't do just that. Still, I'm glad Blunkett's head has rolled, I hated him more than any other minister in government, more so thn Blair, though I want to see him up against the wall next....

 

I bet you do you kinky beast

 

sorry for possibly derailng a thread...but just saying , what i think. ??

 

I wouldn't care if Blunkett was completely innocent. I don't care that he allowed a woman to enter the country illegally. I hate the current immigration controls. I'd welcome her here. I simply hate Blunkett because of his play acting fascist policies (and I still haven't forgiven him for giving me an extra set of exams to do when he was minister for Education!) I'm glad he's gone, I dispise the man....

 

Have you even bothered to follow the story ?
Poor you having to take a extra exam ..

how reasonable of you ??

 

Actually no I haven't followed the story, I've been in France. Last I heard was ten days ago when the scandal was emerging about him abusing his position to fast-track his mistress' Phillipino nanny through the immigration process. Got home yesterday to find he'd resigned. I was very happy....

 

That was HIS fault???
I always knew I didn't like him

 

Aye, Blunkett was the one behind AS Levels. Bastard....

 

Ah well it gives me something extra to put in my Sociology exam in January (which I wouldn't be bloody doing if it wasn't for him )

 

Great reason to despise another person ??

I realise he and the present goverment might go against what you actively believe in..(crazy as you all are) but i am still going along with my bold thoughts in my prev' post .

 

I'm very pleased for you, almost as pleased as I was when I heard Blunkett had gone. Life's good I think....

 

Life is good , because your under a Labour goverment

 

The allegations of impropriety are subject to ongoing Parliamentary inquiries, Matthew... if this is not a story important enough for the BBC to report I don't know what is. How irresponsible of the BBC to "give all information from everywhere", eh?

Calling the allegations lies when there is no evidence either way - and when these allegations are serious enough to be being investigated at the highest level - is simply evidence of prejudice and blinkered thinking.

 

The end result might be what you wish..but the story was a conspiracy a cold calculated conspiracy..or maybe just the xmas time lull in newspapers storys gone a little ott..

 

He asked for the inquiry himself

'However wether or not i asked for any action to be taken is irelevant to the inferance that can be drawn'

 

The Budd inquiry yes, not the later one launched by the Parliamentary Commission for Standards. It's being reported that the Budd inquiry will find that Blunkett "misled the public" - that the allegations were true. (article)

To be honest I haven't followed the story in too much detail, and I'm with Sal in not caring why he resigned. I'm very glad he has gone purely because of my extreme distaste for his illiberal policies. I'm sure much worse things go on than the likes of Blunkett's alleged fast-tracking of visa applications for friends and abuse of Parliamentary resources. I won't cry about the "injustice" of him being forced to go over a relative misdemeanour because I'm glad he has resigned. He was, in the technical parlance, a tit.

If there was any justice Blair would have been forced to resign a long time ago over misleading Parliament about Iraq. Something far more serious.