Rt Hon David Blunkett MP

Sadie approaches retirement age

David has written an article in today's Daily Mail about the most famous member of his staff - Sadie, his faithful guide dog.

"You, dear readers, will be the first to know that a very close friend of mine — a very, very close friend — is soon to retire," the former Work and Pensions Secretary writes.

"Sadie has been a remarkable guide dog. She has been through thick and thin with me, in government and outside."

Read the full article here.

So much for fairness, says Blunkett, in response to higher education funding review

Former Education Secretary David Blunkett has responded to Lord Browne's review of higher education, which proposes a lifting of the cap on student tuition fees.

Mr Blunkett blasted the Liberal Democrats, saying: "This is a complete betrayal by the Liberal Democrats of everything that they have ever said on higher education and of the platform they stood on at the General Election."

Warning that the reforms would lead to an unfettered market in higher education, Mr Blunkett added: “So much for fairness, social mobility and equality of opportunity. I fear that, coupled with the draconian cuts in this country’s investment in the knowledge economy to be announced by George Osborne next week, we are burning the seed corn of Britain’s future."

Read the full response here.