"All too often, government's response to social breakdown……" — Iain Duncan Smith
"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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56 Quotes by Iain Duncan Smith
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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