David Blunkett Quotes & Sayings (Page 11)
David Blunkett quotes and sayings page 11 (politician). These are the last 8 out of 108 quotes we have.
“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.”
“We must look to an open, tolerant, inclusive England, which embraces the values of a Britain that still leads the world in terms of an open democracy, as well as an understanding of the needs for responsibilities and obligations to run alongside the affirmation of individual rights.”
“We need a government which, yes, guarantees basic standards in public services, but which also steps in to protect people's wellbeing as they take part in our consumer democracy - particularly online.”
“We need to build on what we know works - local oversight of schools to keep a check on performance, timely interventions in schools to support those at risk of failing, and partnerships between schools to help each one to improve.”
“We need to use all the resources at our disposal in order to prosper. We need more employment, and we need employment to be spread more fairly across society.”
“When I first came into parliament, there was, on average, a by-election every three months - due not to MPs bailing out, but because of the death rate.”
“With the commissioning of new schools undertaken by a local director of school standards, decisions will be fair and transparent, rooted in the needs of the local community. The admissions code and the role of the adjudicator will also be strengthened to provide fairness for all children.”
“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.”
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