Some old friends from The Scarman Trust South West asked me if I’d like to speak at a conference on community action they were holding at Central Hall Westminster today. Seeing DAVID BLUNKETT’S name as another speaker I readily agreed and mugged up on Blunkett’s commercial interests – columns in the SUN and DAILY MAIL earning him £200,000 a year for example. Blunkett with two police bodyguards entered the hall just as I was launching in to him. I finished by asking the audience to ask Blunkett a question when he finished speaking ‘ Why are you such a fucking greedy bastard?’
Words like lead balloon spring to mind – there was a deathly hush till Blunkett’s bodyguards grabbed me and said they were nicking me under the Public Order Act for uttering the suggested question!! After some argy bargy several members of the audience – cheers Lawrence Hoo and others from Bristol- gathered round and the cops decided I should just be ejected from the building. One of the cops shoved my coat at me and I headed for Westminster underground. Feeling for my Freedom Pass I found some tapes in the pocket – which were not mine. I’d only been given Blunkett’s crombie – very like mine -and was swanning round Parliament square in the former Home secretary’s fucking coat!!!
Some friends sneaked back and swapped the coats over – I didn’t want Blunkett swanning around on my pass – or the inevitable knock at the door which would have followed. Strange old day. Later reports from inside suggest his security staff were going frantically mental checking his mobile phone!
Ian Bone 
A perusal of Private Eye would have taught you that Blunkett has another ‘special interest’. He is on the payroll of the US company that is front runner to provide the tech’ for ID cards- something he neglects to mention on the many occasions when he uses his tabloid to lay in to the naive liberal fools do-gooders who oppose ID cards.
Top marks for speaking truth to power Mr Bone. It’s never comfortable to watch someone being confronted with the ugly truth – supporting the war in iraq, selling your soul to the daily mail and the sun for filthy lucre, generally taking the piss out of those you are supposed to represent. But let’s face it, unless people like the odious Blunkett are challenged, they’ll think they’re getting away with it, and that would never do.
And the coat – time to change your tailor probably.
I attended the Scarman Trust event yesterday and whilst I appreciate the importance of free speech, I felt you were out of order in your performance.
We had just listened to people from various communities across the UK talk about the selfless work that they had been doing for people. You attempted to hijack the whole thing with your comments against Blunkett (some of which may have been justified)- however in terms of time and place to do it- you got it totally wrong. Everyone in life has their own agenda- but some people can get their point across without being bullying and aggressive- unlike your performance
Not totally your fault – though- you shouldn’t have been booked for this event.
Well, if the Scarman Trust South West are indeed old friends they’d have known what to expect, wouldn’t they?
I can see your point, Anonymous, but the people who work tirelessy at the grass roots would be able to have a day off every now and again if the self-serving idiots we call politicans were actually held to account for the things they do. You just can’t disconnect that level of gross self-interest from the needs of people in communities who get fucked over time and again. So i say good on you ian for broadening our horizons a bit.
Personally, I think politicians should work full time doing their jobs – they get paid enough for it – and stop bettering themselves off the back of a public salary.
Well done Ian….Without that venomous mouth of yours,the class enemy would sometimes forget that the working class have teeth,never mind a bite,that can turn on them when they least expect it….now ,with all this resurrecting of the BTR,and the Old Henley footage….what about a return trip to good ol’ Henley Regatta for an anarchist street party!!!!!
Darren..
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May I suggest that Blunkett was the one that shouldn’t have been booked for this event..? Seeing as it composed of people from various communities across the UK talking about the productive work they had been doing, doesn’t it seem wrong that David Blunkett spoke? We all know Politicians are out for themselves with dodgy back handers and questionable motives. Anyone working amongst communities across the UK will know that the struggle is always against the system rather than the system offering tangible and real life development. It is a top down organisation with the communities on the bottom getting pissed on by the wealthy “leaders”. So I am highly offended that David Blunkett was attending this event and that it was really he who was playing out his own agenda. Top work Ian for giving him an earful and telling him where the fuck to go. It’s good that people are still passionate to defend the rights and lives of the working masses that make up our communities. Fuck Politicans.
……shame you didn’t liberate the poor old dog
I thought it was the least you could say to blustering Blunkett – I’m jealous I wasn’t there myself.
This type used to swan around Annabel’s with his bird and other right-wing toffs, quaffing drinks that cost more than a week’s dole. So it’s hardly surprising he needs to get his paws on all that dosh.
One trait you may find, old chap, is that Blunkett has a little habit, well known amongst those who have crossed him, of writing them lengthy threatening rants. I cherish my own indeed.
Maybe you will be the lucky boy who gets one soon!
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