David Blunkett

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Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Entertainment

Last year HuffPost UK’s partnered with the world’s leading philosophy and music festival, HowTheLightGetsIn – and in 2013, we’re going to be e...

HowTheLightGetsIn Ticket Offer

Posted 11.05.2013 | UK Entertainment

Last year HuffPost UK's partnered with the world's leading philosophy and music festival, HowTheLightGetsIn - and in 2013, we're going to be even more...

'As Parliamentarians, We Believe In Free Speech'

Posted 27.11.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron is facing fresh demands to reject statutory regulation of newspapers as he prepares to take delivery of the Leveson report. More than...

Blunkett Banned From Paralympics Ceremony... Because He Had A Guide Dog

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 01.09.2012 | UK Politics

Former home secretary David Blunkett has personally written to Olympic chief Lord Coe after he was turned away from his seat at the Paralympics Openin...

Phone Hacking: Andy Coulson In Court Over Phone Hacking Charges

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.08.2012 | UK

David Cameron's former spin doctor Andy Coulson has arrived at court to face charges relating to phone hacking. He is among a group of seven people...

'I Miss Lunch To Save Money'

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 30.07.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Children studying at college are skipping lunch as they can't afford to buy it and are not being provided with the free school meals they are entitled...

Thousands Of Poor Teens Denied Lunch Due To 'Discriminatory' Funding

PA | Posted 12.06.2012 | UK Universities & Education

A funding anomaly which has left tens of thousands of poor teenagers missing out on free lunches is to be debated by MPs. Former education secretar...

Sam Parker

A Summer Festival ...Of Philosophy?!

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Parker | Posted 20.12.2012 | Home

Every summer in Britain we flock in our thousands to outdoor festivals promising music, comedy and theatre, always hoping to experience those sublime ...

Is It National Kiss Day? Who Cares, Just Pucker Up With These Horrendously Awkward Smackers (PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 06.07.2012 | UK

Weird stuff is trending on Twitter. Even weirder than Justin Beiber and One Direction's near constant presence in the trend charts, we noticed today T...

Should PCSOs Replace Bobbies On The Beat?

PA | Posted 13.04.2012 | UK

Proposals to rebrand community support officers are to be presented to the police authority. Under the proposals being considered in South Yorkshir...

Parliamentary Sketch: An Impotence of Home Secretaries

Richard Marsh | Posted 08.04.2012 | UK Politics
Richard Marsh

What is the collective noun to describe an assembly of home secretaries, past and present? A rage? A choler? A fury? The better term might be an impotence.

'A Disgrace': Qatada Release Slammed By Politicians

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.02.2012 | UK

The government will answer an urgent question on the release Abu Qatada in the Commons on Tuesday afternoon, after the decision to grant the the radic...

David Blunkett: A Huge Step That's Made Britain A Better Place

www.dailymail.co.uk | Posted 04.01.2012 | UK Politics

Eight years after Stephen Lawrence's murder, I met his parents Doreen and Neville for the first time. I was Education Secretary and, although they wer...

Was Blunkett Paid To Keep Quiet Over Phone Hacking?

PA | Posted 10.12.2011 | UK Politics

Former Labour home secretary David Blunkett accepted a "substantial" pay-off in a secret deal after his mobile phone was hacked by the News of the Wor...

Sending A Signal: MPs Back Calls For Extradition Treaty Reform

PA | Posted 05.12.2011 | UK Politics

MPs have urged the Government to improve safeguards for British citizens wanted by authorities overseas by reforming extradition laws. The House...

David Blunkett Warns The Left: You Can't Outdo Tories On Immigration

www.guardian.co.uk | Posted 30.12.2011 | UK Politics

David Blunkett, often portrayed as Labour's most hardline home secretary, has warned that it is becoming "almost fashionable on the left to be xenopho...