David Blunkett finally succumbed to the inevitable this evening and resigned. So departs one of the worst Home Secretaries in living memory. For those of us determined to fight his nasty authoritarian regime, it is merely a brief respite. After all, we know not who will replace him. The government has set out its stall and doubtless will still try to deliver. There is always the hope that Blunkett’s replacement will not have the stomach for some of the more extreme measures and will prioritise them so that they slip quietly off the parliamentary timetable – we can but hope.
On a personal level, I am not a vindictive person and feel just a little sorry for David Blunkett, the man. I am inclined to believe his protestations of innocence. His biggest mistake was to forget who his friends were.
I’m glad to see the back of this nasty little man, I think people get waylaid by the “oh he’s so clever for a blind man” crap and forget what a completely arrogant and authoritarian berk he is/was. I think it’s a delicious slice of irony that one of the people he insulted in that book will now take over his position … lol. Also, did you read TB’s nauseating compliments of DB, saying he ‘leaves office with his integrity intact’. No he doesn’t, he leaves with it in shreds!Visit me @ http://iridescence.blog-city.com/