I got a question...
Does anybody here actually have anything good to say about David Blunkett..?
There seems to be a lot of negative vibes about the chappie here.

I'm not particularly fond of him from his time on Sheffield Council, but he seems to be doing a reasonable job as Home Secretary. He gets criticised for being too right-wing by left-wingers, and criticised for being too left-wing and liberal by the right-wingers!
I don't think it would be possible for anyone to do the job well and please everybody at the same time though!

I do like some of the things he is bringing in such as ASBOs and fines for dropping litter etc.

I'm not a particularly big fan of the chap. I've not voted though, since "Despise" is a little too strong for me.

Originally posted by Patchy
I'm not particularly fond of him from his time on Sheffield Council, but he seems to be doing a reasonable job as Home Secretary. He gets criticised for being too right-wing by left-wingers, and criticised for being too left-wing and liberal by the right-wingers!
I don't think it would be possible for anyone to do the job well and please everybody at the same time though!

I do like some of the things he is bringing in such as ASBOs and fines for dropping litter etc.

My thoughts are that the guy is a fool.

ASBOs don't work, I foresee problems with this new compulsory ID card he's planning, and basically his whole manifesto is a load of rubbish.

I'd sooner vote to put his guide dog in office than him. :lol:

Personally I think he has pronounced and deeply autocratic fascist tendancies and would like nothing more than to turn the UK into a police state - as you may have guessed I'm not a fan!

Well,

I actually think he is all right in spite of ID cards etc etc etc.

I think he hams up his oratory for the hangemandfloggem brigade, probably not enough, but if you look at his actions in office in detail, you will see a great deal of sound social policy being enacted.

On hot button issues I think he would rather spar with the press who like to characterise him as the next Beria or something, than discuss the topics in question.

But underneath it all, he is, somewhere, a socialist.

I remember he really endeared himself to school children when he had Education. He proposed more homework and fewer chips. :D

Seems he likes making enemies.

Originally posted by max
I remember he really endeared himself to school children when he had Education. He proposed more homework and fewer chips. :D


See... I said he had some good policies!:thumbsup:

I think he's a damn fine chap and anybody who's joined the hang and flog 'em brigade can't be all bad.
I don't commit petty or anti social crime so therefore any of his policies hitting petty criminals won't effect me,and I couldn't care less about criminals any way. They are the scum of the earth. You have a choice in life you either break the law or you don't!

If only life was as black and white as that.

Originally posted by Sidla
If only life was as black and white as that.

Actually, for many people who are on the wrong end of petty crime and anti-social behaviour life IS that simple.

If they live in a world where you daren't leave your house because of local thugs, or have your kids mugged for their phones, then simple policies that allow petty criminals to be hit hard and fast are what people most want.

For the record I have met Mr B. on numerous occasions during his time in Sheffield and found him to be an OK guy. In my humble opinion, of course....:-)

Joe

Have cast my vote - cant say much more what with being a civil servant :P

i never really undersood the policies about education,i was too busy with the kids but i recently read his autobiography and realise some of the ideas behind the changes in education..

i feel mine did the best they could but sometimes parents could spend more time trying to understand their kids and spend less time shouting at them for being at home when they should be in school

Originally posted by bulldog D
You have a choice in life you either break the law or you don't!


How do you know you're not breaking the law ?

It's claimed this govt. have created 600 new criminal offences since 1997, can you think of just ten of them ? Is it legal to pick your nose/scratch your bum in public ?

With the tories making law and order the battleground for the next election David Blunkett has a golden opportunity to turn even more of our merely unsocial traits into criminal behaviour.