SHOW 89 - David Blunkett (Live)

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4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2019

⏱️ 93 minutes

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David Blunkett served as Education Secretary, Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under Tony Blair. One of the most talented and prominent members of the new Labour government, his achievements are even more remarkable given the challenges he had to overcome. David talks warmly and openly about politics then, politics now and how being blind at football matches is a lot better than it used to be. Oh and listen out for a timely intervention from his dog, Barley... Matt is now on tour with his show 'Brexit Through The Gift Shop' on the following dates: 1 Feb: Camberley 2 Feb: Gloucester 3 Feb: Salford 9 Feb: Maidstone 15 Feb: Leicester 18 Feb: Northallerton 19 Feb: Darlington 20 Feb: Barnard Castle 21 Feb: Hexham 7 March: London - Southbank Centre 8 March: Stafford 12 March: London - Southbank Centre 14 March: Cambridge 15 March: Corby 19 March: London - The Other Palace 26 March: London - Leicester Square Theatre 31 March: Bristol 5 April: Faversham 10 May: Aberystwyth 12 May: Edinburgh 13 May: Glasgow 14 May: Newcastle 18 May: Chorley Tickets available at www.mattforde.com/live

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0:00.0	Fever tree Mediterranean tonic water
0:02.9	Pfft!
0:03.9	Made with zesty lemon time from a small family farm in Provence
0:08.7	and essential oils from herbs that grow in the Mediterranean sunshine.
0:13.5	So, if three quarters of your G&T is a Fever tree tonic,
0:18.8	maybe it's time to call it a T&G.
0:22.4	Fever tree, mix with the best.
0:26.9	Oh, that takes me straight to the med.
0:32.9	Hello and welcome to the Political Party of this episode featuring
0:35.9	former home secretary and former education secretary,
0:38.9	former secretary of state for work and pensions, David Blunkit,
0:41.9	an absolute hero of mine.
0:43.9	Um, other times, as I'm sure you can imagine, during the interview,
0:48.9	you felt so emotional.
0:50.9	He talks so well and he's got...
0:52.9	When people talk about straight talking politicians,
0:55.9	I think sometimes they confuse it with people who are just a little bit offensive and rude.
1:00.9	But David Blunkit is one of the most straight talking in the real sense.
1:05.9	He's just...
1:07.9	He has such a wonderful, straightforward way of talking about the pragmatic elements of politics,
1:15.9	the things that he believes in and why he believes them.
1:19.9	And he's able to just talk about them in a very straightforward, simple way.
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