David Blunkett has resigned from the cabinet for the second time in twelve months.
You’d think that someone would learn a lesson somewhere along the line. Either he should learn to stop abusing positions of power or Blair should stop appointing him to them.
But no. I’ve no doubt he’ll be back again within six months. How many “second chances” has Mandleson had now?
Update: A couple of comments on the Guardian story.
Mr Blunkett’s second resignation from the cabinet in less than a year almost certainly ends his career in frontline politics.
I don’t believe that for a second. As I said above, he’ll be back within six months. Like nothing has happened. And when he is, I will link back to this post. And laugh.
Oh, and here’s what that liar Tony Blair had to say on the matter
Mr Blair said Mr Blunkett left office “with no stain of impropriety against him whatsoever”.
You know he might just scrape back an iota of respect if he actually came clean and admitted that Blunkett had done something wrong and that the resignation was the minimun punishment that should be expected. But no, he continues lying to defend his friend and in the process make himself look as shifty as Blunkett.
This was my view on this too. When will people learn that dodgy geezers are dodgy geezers? I suppose now Blunkett will get jobs in industry. Would you hire him? Doesn’t seem like a very good judge of events to me.
As I understood it, Blunkett bought shares in a company whose success to a large extent depended on its ability to to get government contracts awarded by Blunkett’s own department. If that isn’t a conflict of interest then I don’t know what is! I couldn’t believe it when Blair said that at Prime Minister’s Questions.