Weekly: Guest DAVID BLUNKETT on Johnson’s unlocking gamble and Starmer’s “nightmare job”

<p>As the Roadmap to Unlocking is unveiled, are Johnson’s plans over-cautious, reckless, unrealistic or maybe…&nbsp;reasonable? Special guest former Home Secretary <strong>David Blunkett</strong> joins us to explain what it’s like to make decisions in a crisis, what he thinks of Keir Starmer’s performance so far, and whether he rates Priti Patel. Plus, do we need a deradicalisation programme for angry white males?</p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>“If opposition leaders are constantly calling for people to resign and then they don’t, it tends to make them look a bit weak.” </em><strong><em>–&nbsp;Ayesha Hazarika</em></strong></li><li><em>“If Governments want to show how tough they are, they should choose opponents their own size – and maybe not misguided young women.</em><strong><em>” –&nbsp;David Blunkett on the Shamima Begum case</em></strong></li><li><em>“One type of extremism breeds another. You can</em>’<em>t counter one extreme group by creating another.” </em><strong><em>–&nbsp;Ayesha Hazarika</em></strong></li><li><em>“On 9/11 there wasn’t a single person in Cabinet that panicked. I was amazed.”</em><strong><em> –&nbsp;David Blunkett</em></strong></li><li><em>“Starmer’s got a nightmare job because Labour can’t get a hearing… and because the Government are being forced to enact a social democratic programme.</em><strong><em>” –&nbsp;David Blunkett</em></strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Ayesha Hazarika and Arthur Snell. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. </em><strong><em>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production</em></strong></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>