Summary
ONCE again, though perhaps with more poignancy than is often the case, the famous dictum of Enoch Powell has been proved true: all great political careers end in tears. Thus it has been for David Blunkett.
Two years ago, he was being talked about as a future prime minister and nemesis of Gordon Brown. Privately, he had found what he thought was the love of his life and the mother of a young son. Above all, his sheer professionalism had overcome a disability that would have daunted lesser men and had won him huge popular respect. Today, David Blunkett is not just a political has-been. His ruined personal life is spread across the newspapers. And his hard-won cross-party esteem is in tatters over a minor but highly culpable misuse of his high office.See the full content of this document
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Leader: David Blunkett's Downfall
If one thing is certain in this affair: David Blunkett was the architect of his own downfall. The crisis began with a considerable amount of goodwill on all sides for him - unusually so in these cynical times. Even the Tories were loath to call for h...
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