Lord Blunkett - Seen Exhibition Audio Description
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Lord Blunkett - Seen Exhibition Audio Description
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About this listen
David Blunkett is a UK politician who transitioned from leading England’s fourth largest city (Sheffield), to becoming the Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside in 1987. He joined the incoming government in 1997 and served for eight years in Tony Blair’s Cabinet. During that time, he held the posts of Education and Employment Secretary, Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. After leaving government, David worked with a number of key charities – including RNIB – and advised on diverse issues such as cyber security, education and skills.
Having stepped down from the House of Commons at the 2015 general election, David was awarded a seat in the Upper House in the Dissolution Honours list that same year, taking the title of Lord Blunkett, of Brightside and Hillsborough in the City of Sheffield. That year, he became Professor of Politics in Practice at the University of Sheffield Department of Politics and Chair of the Board of the University of Law, based in London. More recently, David led on the production of a major report on the future of education and skills for the now Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer.
David’s reflections on Seen
“The photo was taken in the House of Lords, which is my working environment.
I hope that Seen will encourage people to feel that blind and partially sighted men and women can – and do – live equal and successful lives across life’s many settings.”
For more information about the exhibition and to view more portraits by Joshua Bratt please visit www.rnib.org.uk/seen
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