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Squatters in former Blunkett house highlight empty luxury homes

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:40:15 GMT

ONCE A home for senior British politicians, including former home secretary David Blunkett, 62 South Eaton Place in London’s plush Belgravia district has close-circuit television, panic buttons and bullet-proof windows.
Source: Irish Times

Squatters move in to David Blunkett's 'love nest'

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:14:08 GMT

Squatters yesterday invaded the former grace-and-favour home where David Blunkett carried out his secret affair with a married lover.
Source: Mirror.co.uk

Belgravia squatters redefine grace-and-favour

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:03:17 GMT

And this time, they're extracting maximum metaphorical victory by picking former Home Secretary David Blunkett's one-time grace-and-favour apartment at 62 South Eaton Place.
Source: The Rat and Mouse

Squatters swoop on David Blunkett's £4m former home

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:14:44 GMT

David Blunkett's former home in Belgravia was taken over by a gang of serial squatters yesterday.
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Probe into college 'selling £250 English certificates to help immigrants get citizenship'

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:09:32 GMT

A college is at the centre of a cheat probe after charging immigrants £250 for English certificates which help them acquire British citizenship.
Source: Daily Mail - UK

Citizenship test 'cheat' probe at Blackburn institution

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:15:54 GMT

A MAJOR investigation is under way into a college that has been charging immigrants £250 for English certificates which are a step towards British citizenship.
Source: The Blackburn Citizen

John Rentoul: Like it or not, there it is. A Tory policy

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:09:50 GMT

David Cameron has two weaknesses, it is said. One is that he has few detailed policies; the other is that the policies he has are contradictory.
Source: The Independent

Colleges rig immigrants’ English tests

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:55:12 GMT

IN the windows of the UK Citizenship Centre in Birmingham, posters say it provides “Home Office Approved Certificates”. They boast a “very high success rate” and the process is “quick and easy”.
Source: Times Online

Quoted in 'MPs warn of poll boost for BNP after Question Time'

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:07:48 GMT

David Blunkett said in Guardian Unlimited:

The BBC played into Griffin's hands by managing to create a victim out of a perpetrator. Their totally unwarranted blanket coverage on news broadcasts leading up to and following Question Time was blatant self-promotion for the BBC. It gave Griffin an ego boost.

Photo from Getty Images

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:25:02 GMT

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Former Home Secretary David Blunkett (L) chats with current health secretary Andy Burnham outside the Brighton Centre hosting the Labour Party Conference on September 28, 2009 in Brighton, England.

Photo from Getty Images

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:24:20 GMT

Quoted in 'LAW OF THE JUNGLE'

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

said in Mirror.co.uk:

I remember seven years ago when former Home Secretary David Blunkett and the then French minister of the interior, Nicolas Sarkozy, congratulated themselves on the closure of the Red Cross camp in Sangatte. But the hundreds of asylum seekers merely moved to the dockside. The liquidation of the Jungle will have the same transitory effect.

The David Blunkett GBP 330,000 Gravy Train 2008

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:20:13 GMT