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David Blunkett honoured in House of Lords

Summary

Lord David Blunkett, the former MP and the UK’s first blind cabinet member, has been immortalised by a bronze bust that is on show in the House of Lords until mid-December. It is possible to contact your MP to try and arrange a visit to touch and hear an audio description of the sculpture. This article has been written by Heather and read by Colin.

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A tactile bronze sculpture of David Blunkett, the UK’s first blind cabinet minister, is on show in the House of Lords
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Authors

  • Colin lives in Cambridge. He's a regular editor and contributor to a sound magazine produced for Camsight. He's also been actively involved in local theatre productions for more years than he cares to remember.

  • Photograph of TNF Soundings Editor Heather

    Heather trained as a journalist on newspapers and worked as a reporter, sub editor and editor for more than a decade. She later switched sides to work in-house for a number of high profile public sector organisations, helping them communicate effectively with the public, stakeholders and Government Ministers.
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