Blunkett bashing

I have written in the past that I found a lot of the coverage of the Blunkett/Quinn affair to be disgraceful as it was written in a childish way which clearly related to "Wow that blind bloke gets his leg over... ain that funny?"

But the revelations of him breaking the rules taking company directorships further questions his suitability to be a cabinet minister. I think on this occasion the calls for his resignation are reasonable and well-founded.

His emotional stance over the Quinn affair called into question his judgment. The latest incident is more serious as it calls into question both his judgment AND his integrity to a much greater degree.

Firstly, on judgment. He never left his ministerial home after leaving the Home Office. This almost conclusively proves that Tony Blair had promised him a speedy return to the cabinet. In such circumstances, why on earth did he jeapordise his career by taking this position that broke the ministerial code of conduct? Of course taking this job against the code is serious enough in itself.

David Blunkett has rightly been a man much admired for not letting his disability stop him reaching the very top of British politics. But I'm afraid the human flaw of greed must lead to his resignation at this juncture.