Iain Duncan Smith Quotes
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My view is pensioners don't have the one option that people of working age have. They can't really increase their income, because they are no…
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Work is transformative. It gives you a greater chance of a greater income. You can affect your life while you're of working age, so you…
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Even as our economy starts to pick up, and new jobs are created, there is a risk that young people in Britain won't get the…
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Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.' Luck is great, but most of life is hard…
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The future of Conservatism lies in our beliefs and values, not by throwing them away. We need to shed associations that bind us to past…
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Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.
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When families are strong and stable, so are children - showing higher levels of wellbeing and more positive outcomes. But when things go wrong -…
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Too many couples break up without understanding the consequences for their families.
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Well football teams are perhaps easier to control than political parties, I'm sure the Prime Minister would agree with me, but yeah I think every…
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Luck is great, but most of life is 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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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…
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For families across the UK who are income-poor, but more than that, whose lives are blighted by worklessness, educational failure, family breakdown, problem debt and…
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That thing, 'You must stay together for the kids', is out of fashion but is right. It's not arguing parents that children don't like, it…
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For those who are able to work, work has to be seen as the best route out of poverty. For work is not just about…
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No I'm not a great believer in getting back over things and saying if only, or if, or buts because I don't think we actually…
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The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.
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Every parent wants to know that their children are protected against those who have a particular agenda until they get old enough to make decisions…
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A good proportion of foreign nationals in jobs in the UK are in semi or low-skilled occupations.
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After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.
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