I should have been a Trappist monk.
From David Blunkett
Reciprocity helps us balance the need for self-determination and creative individuality with mutual hope and, therefore, what might be described as 'solidarity.'
It is a mistake to separate learning for work and for community and personal development.
Strengthening our identity is one way of reinforcing people's confidence and sense of citizenship and well-being.
If surveillance infiltrates our homes and personal relationships, that is a gross breach of our human and civil rights.
Politics is only worthwhile if you are doing what you believe, regardless of the slings and arrows.
Bishops and judges are some of the best politicians in the world. They know how to manipulate the political process.
In today's world, learning has become the key to economic prosperity, social cohesion and personal fulfillment. We can no longer afford to educate the few to think, and the many to do.
There are some really good experiments with the youth offending service, joining up youth offending teams with the youth justice board, and good local authority and primary care trusts working together.
I don't think anyone can say I have said one thing in public and done another in private.
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