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David Blunkett
David Blunkett was Home Secretary from 2001 to 2004, after being promoted from his position as Education Secretary in Tony Blair's first Cabinet. He was appointed Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in 2005, but resigned later that year.
David Blunkett NEWS
Olympics face cyber attack threat, says minister
Beijing faced millions of cyber incidents during the last Olympics and the UK 'will not be immune' says Francis Maude
Lord Ashley has died aged 89
Politicians were queueing up to pay their tributes, including the ex Home Secretary David Blunkett
Jack Straw: FoI could see decisions via text message
People at the top of government held unminuted meetings and avoided committing decisions to record, says Straw
S Yorks wants to replace beat Bobbies with PCSOs
The force said that 80 per cent of what officers do on the beat is nothing to do with crime prevention
Gove contests ICO's private email release order
Department for Education challenges ICO order to release private email details seen as government business
LATEST FEATURES
The controversy of protecting our freedoms
Updating telecoms surveillance makes sense - the challenge rests in explaining this to the public and in not taking a leap into intrusion, writes former Home Secretary David Blunkett
The right side of the track
The Offender's Tag Association Director Tom Stacey shares his thoughts on the merits of the tracking tag, and why it can and should be made available to offenders in the UK
Cyber crime: frustrations from Labour years – major steps from the coalition
Labour 'faltered' in their cyber commitment, admits former Home Secretary David Blunkett. Now, with millions invested by the coalition, both he and John Lyons tell Matthew D'Arcy they are 'relieved' to see government act
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