Article: 'Speak English' idea is silliest yet, says Vaz.

Article: RACE RELATIONS: Blunkett: Guilty of offensive language or just ...
The Independent - London;  September 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Blunkett, the Home Secretary, for Asian families to speak English at home was made ... made by a Home Secretary. He challenged ... Leicester does not speak English at home. In many ... did as Education Secretary in relation to ...

Article: MP hits out at Blunkett over 'speak English at ...
The Scotsman;  September 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... ever by a home secretary when he suggested ... immigrants should speak English at home instead ... Leicester does not speak English at home. In ... new migrants to speak English - otherwise they ... said the Home Secretary should stay out ...

Article: Speak English at home, schools adviser tells Muslim ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  January 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ...MUSLIM MOTHERS who do not speak English at home are stunting their children ... that the failure of parents to speak English at home was a key reason why ... added. "If the child does not speak English at home, if it is not the language ...

Article: Lawmaker complains about Cabinet minister's 'speak ...
AP Worldstream;  September 16, 2002 ;     367 words ... ... that immigrants should speak English at home has no basis ... Minister, invited Home Secretary David Blunkett to spend ... to see how well they speak English. English is not spoken ... Leicester does not speak English at home. In many cases ...

Article: McDonald's accused of racism for ordering staff to speak ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  November 19, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... be 'encouraged' to speak English when serving customers ... staff are encouraged to speak English when working and when ... Two years ago, Home Secretary David Blunkett provoked ... Asian families should speak English at home.

Article: Blunkett wrong on Asians speaking English, insists Vaz; No Asian ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  September 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... immigrants to speak English at home. Accusing the Home Secretary of turning immigrants ... Blunkett. The Home Secretary's suggestion ... Conservative Home Secretary he would have ... Leicester does not speak English at home. In many ...

Article: You want to hire staff who speak English? That's ...
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  January 1, 2006 ;     590 words ... ... carpenter who could speak English. Mr Osmon, 37, needed ... anyone who did not speak English. Where employers discriminate ... Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Philip Hammond said: 'The ability to speak English is not a racial characteristic ...