Wrong again .....

Gary Younge on Blunkett, citizenship and asylum.

"When racism rears its head, Blunkett blames not the perpetrators but the victims. Following Jean-Marie Le Pen's entry to the second round of the French presidential elections, he said the way to confront fascism was to be tough on asylum. The results speak for themselves. At the time, the rightwing British National party had no councillors in Britain; with its victory in Thurrock last week, it now has 18. "

Er ... I think the problem is not that Blunkett is tough on asylum but that he's weak and is widely perceived as such.

But for once I find myself agreeing with him (GY) when he speaks of "the historical, political and cultural illiteracy that infects every part" of Blunkett and Crick's citizenship tests.