Best Iain Duncan Smith Quotes
- My personal view is always I'm in favour of anything that gives parliament a greater say. That's after all what we were elected for. All
- The financial costs of family breakdown are incredibly high. Breakdown
- There are few more powerful tools for promoting stability than the institution of marriage. Few
- 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. Associated
- We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work. Celebrate
- What happened I think on Sept. 11 was we were given graphic and clear evidence that things had changed. Changed
- 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… All
- Gang members have invariably grown up in broken, chaotic homes, often experiencing domestic violence; they have truanted from school and many have been formally excluded;… Addiction
- Government cannot do it all. As we work hard to break welfare dependency and get young people ready for the labour market, we need businesses… Abroad
- 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… All
- By measuring the proportion of children living with the same parents from birth and whether their parents report a good quality relationship we are driving… Avert
- 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… Been
- I do not believe the picture that some people paint of Scottish towns dependent on welfare. Every time I come here, I meet people who… Believe
- I hate this argument that says little Britain or something outside, or Britain is part of a wider Europe. We can both be within our… Argument
- I think that the status that you have in life should be reflected in official documents. If you are married, fine, if you are living… Documents
- If Britain is to have a stable, affordable pension system, people need to work longer, but we will reward their hard work with a decent… Affordable
- In Birmingham, Manchester or Liverpool there are white gangs that share the same backgrounds - they come from broken homes, completely dysfunctional, mums for the… Backgrounds
- 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… Benefit
- Look, I've always said from the word go many years ago that I felt the whole bonus culture, they need to think very carefully about… Ago
- 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… Able
- We have to ensure that our immigration system works in the interests of Britain, enabling us to make a realistic promise to our young school-leavers.… Britain
- Well obviously the economy is critical to everything we do and we need to get the economy back in shape, the deficit down, the debt… Critical
- What we want to do is reform the welfare system in the way that Tony Blair talked about 13 years ago but never achieved -… Achievable
- With high underemployment - currently over one million part-time workers in the UK want to work more hours - sanctioning clients who cannot increase their… Both
- Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage. Establishment