Quotes by Iain Duncan Smith

About Iain Duncan Smith:

George Iain Duncan Smith is a British Conservative Party politician. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions since 2010, he was previously the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003. He was first elected to Parliament in 1992 as the MP for Chingford, and he has represented its successor constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green since 1997.
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All too often, government's response to social breakdown has been a classic case of 'patching' - a case of handing money out, containing problems and limiting the damage but, in doing so, supporting - even reinforcing - dysfunctional behaviour.

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Thankfully, due to the United Kingdom and the commitment of the Westminster government we are able to ensure that money brought in, whether it be from the City of London or from North Sea oil, can be pooled and directed to wherever it is needed most....

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The BBC is locked to the reading of the economy that is run out of Ed Miliband and Ed Balls' office. They think if only you spend and borrow more money you can create growth everywhere.

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Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.'

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Due to the reliance on the old heavy industries in many parts of the country, it makes perfect sense that we need to spend more money per head of population on welfare support in Scotland.

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I am an optimist about the UK. We have been involved in trade with our European partners, which we will always be doing whatever this relationship is. We are a member of the EU. That gives us benefits. But we have to figure out where that is going. I...

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We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.

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A system that was originally designed to support the poorest in society is now trapping them in the very condition it was supposed to alleviate.

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If you look at the footballers, you look at our celebrity culture, we seem to be saying, 'This is the way you want to be'. We seem to be a society that celebrates all the wrong people.

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We have to challenge the whole idea that it's acceptable for a society like Britain to have such a significant number of people who do not work one day of the week and don't have any possibility of improving the quality of their lives.

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We do a disservice to society if we ignore the evidence which shows that stable families tend to be associated with better outcomes for children.

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It's fairness to say those who work hard, get up in the morning, cut their cloth - in other words 'we can only afford to have one or two children because we don't earn enough'. They pay their taxes and they want to know that the same kind of decision...

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There are few more powerful tools for promoting stability than the institution of marriage.

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Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage.

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No one out there is interested in who did what to whom in Westminster politics.

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With participation in politics so low at the moment I think Christians should ensure their views are represented at all levels and not leave it to others.

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With the right support, a child growing up in a dysfunctional household, who was destined for a lifetime on benefits could be put on an entirely different track - one which sees them move into fulfilling and sustainable work. In doing so, they will p...

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With high underemployment - currently over one million part-time workers in the UK want to work more hours - sanctioning clients who cannot increase their hours seems to be both unworkable and unfair.

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Balance is if you try hard, you work hard then the rewards are in balance with what you put in and what is available.

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In many ways, Scotland will benefit more than other parts of the UK when Universal Credit comes in. A larger percentage of people will see an increase in their income through moving into work or taking on more hours.

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What we want to do is reform the welfare system in the way that Tony Blair talked about 13 years ago but never achieved - a system that was created for the days after the Second World War. That prize is now I think achievable.

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Author Bio

  • NameIain Duncan Smith
  • DescriptionBritish politician
  • BornApril 9, 1954
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPolitician