Both are left wingers with Reid a former communist, Blunkett seemed more interested in sorting out personal agenda when in office and Reid just seems incompetent, a typical Blairite he talks tough but never does anything.
Street crime is soaring and now we know that killers and child molesters are let out of prison to carry on committing crime.
2006-11-06 19:40:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
When I saw the question I thought interesting that someone alos believes that we seem to have an unfortunate situation in our choices of Home Secs...then I read on and realsied an agenda that was already determined. Your question seems to have little to do with Reid or Blunket but rather more a notion that we need someone yet more vile than either of these two men.
While the Home Sec job is difficult we have had a revolting parade of men fill that office with the exception of Clarke (who was just not suited to the rigours of the post) following on from the Tories who made it an office where the badge of honour and the oath of office appeared to be flog 'em, thrasdh 'em beat 'em...Labour changed nothing but just tried to outdo them. Each one occupying the office talks tough appealing to the tabloid mentality of the day, Reid attacks everyone lashiong out like a wild drunk dog (oh yes I forgot he was evicted from the Commons for being drunk once - get him an ASBO); blames all and threatens to erode more civil liberties. This parde of useless hard men threatens our very liberty, the fabric of democracy and peope who say we need more prisons, more punishment will build a worse country where we have no rights. Prison is not an easy option,. Punishment and degradation are high. It costs money but so does the Dome and every useless project this govt has ever funded. Mistakes happen but you do not shut down a working and effective system on the basis of a few mistakes. Blunket eroded the judiciary and now Reid seeks to erode the framework of liberty. Blair claims that ID cards will be compulsory - we have nothign to fear they say - well open your bl**dy eyes and your minds and realise that you need less of these men and their posturing and tough talking. A lot less
2006-11-07 22:48:00 · answer #1 · answered by Gilly S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you give someone a nigh impossible job and they fail then the mere fact of failure isn't really a measure of the person. It is a question of how much they can do in the face of an insurmountable task.
Did anybody ask for the head of the army to resign because some people in Iraq were tortured by soldiers? Most people agree that the actions of the soldiers were wrong and unacceptable in a professional army, but it doesn't make sense to have public acts of guilt and penitance right up the chain of command. All you do by that is weaken the power of the top to control the corruption and incompetance lower down the system.
I think Blunkett had enough time to prove himself, but Reid hasn't yet. I don't like either of them, but in the race to be worse Blunkett is clearly in the lead so far.
I think the question should be 'who is the least effectie manager in the Home Office' - unfortunately, as civil servants their names are less in the public eye.
2006-11-06 20:19:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have a lot of time for Blunkett and Reid. Both have been stalwarts of the Labour party and both are strong in their beliefs. I hope in fact that Reid stands for leader once Blair goes although I understand that this is unlikely. Both of them speak their minds and both are very talented politicians. Reid will sort out the Home Office given time as would have Blunkett. He made a couple of mistakes which were exaggerated out of all proportion. He should be back in the Cabinet. He is too talented to be on the side lines.
2006-11-07 09:43:02 · answer #3 · answered by david c 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Blunkett is worse than Reid, but the very worst was Jack Straw.
2006-11-07 22:17:13 · answer #4 · answered by Social Science Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Comparing the two, I think Reid is better than Blunkett, but is still finding his position to be tougher than he thought. This is even made worse by the spotlight his ministry seems to find itself in such that he now dances to the media instead of realistically sorting the mess left behind by Blunkett.
2006-11-07 08:14:40 · answer #5 · answered by marizani 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In all honesty I think they are both as bad as one another but in different ways.
Blunket completely messed everything up and Reid has no idea how to sort out Blunkets failures and is purely on a personal mission to build himself up as the good guy.
The Home office in general needs a complete overhaul due to the fact they are more interested in bringing in id cards and opening our borders to allow more international criminals in than tackling crime.
This Government keep bringing in new laws each week none really have an effect and present our Police with more problems enforcing them due to lack of Officers,this again is down to the Home Office.
2006-11-06 20:48:50 · answer #6 · answered by mentor 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think Blunkett was worse than Reid
2006-11-06 19:51:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 07:56:35 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blunkett, without a doubt.
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2006-11-06 19:53:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋