David Blunkett
Born blind in Sheffield England, David Blunkett was elected as a Labour Party Councillor on the local City council at 22 years of age in 1970.
Eventually rising to be the UK's Home Secretary he was known for his lack of respect for civil liberties.[1] He resigned his cabinet post for the first time following his relationship with Kimberley Fortier. His second resignation (after being recalled by Tony Blair as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) was as the result of considerable conflict of interest problems.
It is difficult to criticise David Blunkett without commenting on his blindness and his incredible achievement in rising from poverty to national prominence while blind. However, his authoritarian views and actions generally negate any sympathy one has for him.
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- ↑ "Airy fairy libertarians: Attack of the muesli-eaters?" BBC, 20 November 2001