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David Blunkett

@LordBlunkett
Former MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
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    David Blunkett
    @LordBlunkett
    Jun 15
    Roy Hattersley. Rest in Peace. My old sparring partner and then friend. Really pleased we were able to visit in May and talk about the Owls and crazy politics. Much more to be said about a great political life and a very successful writer.
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    ALASTAIR CAMPBELL
    @campbellclaret
    Jun 15
    Amid all the justified and warm political tributes to Roy Hattersley his love of football and especially his lifelong support for Sheffield Wednesday was a huge part of who he was. He prided himself on how smartly he dressed for the match just in case (as often happened) the
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    David Blunkett
    @LordBlunkett
    Apr 15
    Calling on all Wednesday fans to give a tribute clap 2 minutes into this Saturday's game to 2 lifelong Owls supporters: Valda and Trevor Waterfield, both of whom died in St Luke’s Hospice recently. 2 minutes in, because this is about the two of them. With thanks.
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    David Blunkett
    @LordBlunkett
    Nov 27, 2025
    Time for everyone to take a deep breath and start thinking rationally. Been trying to tell whoever would listen that net migration would drop like a stone!
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    bbc.co.uk
    UK net migration drops sharply to 204,000 in year to June - live updates
    The Office for National Statistics says the fall is driven by fewer non-EU nationals arriving for work and study, and a "gradual increase in levels of emigration".
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    David Blunkett
    @LordBlunkett
    Oct 24, 2025
    news.sky.com/story/english-… This has been an inevitable outcome of the mismanagement of Sheffield Wednesday for a very long period of time, and sadly has become the only way of moving on from the current disastrous, heartbreaking situation.
    A fan protest was held earlier this week outside Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium. Pic: PA
    Sheffield Wednesday deducted 12 points after entering administration
    From news.sky.com
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    David Blunkett
    @LordBlunkett
    Sep 26, 2025
    Digital ID is a plan whose time has come. To avoid the theft of our identify and to provide a deterrent to organised criminals, we need a properly safeguarded scheme. Learning from the experiment of 20 years ago, we can get this right whilst bringing Britain into the 21st Century

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