Iain Duncan Smith Quotes

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• Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Determination, Men, Quiet

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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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 poor health, as well as other problems, giving them an extra pound - say through increased benefits - will not address the reason they find themselves in difficulty in the first place.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Educational, Giving, Debt

  "Iain Duncan Smith to unveil new ways of measuring child poverty" by Patrick Wintour, www.theguardian.com. November 14, 2012.

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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.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Support, Alleviate, Poorest

  "Iain Duncan Smith vows to tackle 'absurd' welfare dependency". www.theguardian.com. May 27, 2010.

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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 - either through family breakdown or a damaged parental relationship - the impact on a child's later life can be devastating.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Strong, Children, Impact

  "Iain Duncan Smith outlines yardsticks for success of social justice policy" by Patrick Wintour, www.theguardian.com. October 31, 2012.

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• 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.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Views, Giving, Favour

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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.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Ideas, Numbers, People

  "Work or lose your benefits: Iain Duncan Smith heralds biggest shake-up of welfare state since the war". www.dailymail.co.uk. May 28, 2010.

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• 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 state pension that will enable them to enjoy quality of life in their retirement.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Retirement, Hard Work, People

  "Politics live blog" by Andrew Sparrow, www.theguardian.com. June 24, 2010.

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• All I can say to the others is, 'Look out, we're on our way.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Looks, Way, I Can

  Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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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.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  People, Culture, Looks

  "'X Factor' culture fuelled UK riots, says Iain Duncan Smith" by Colin Daniels, www.digitalspy.com. December 10, 2011.

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• After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Years, Reform, Welfare

  "Duncan Smith shakes up benefits in bid to cut costs and increase job incentives" by Patrick Wintour, www.theguardian.com. July 29, 2010.

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• The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Thinking, Homelessness, Accommodations

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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 have scope and opportunity. Pensioners do not.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Birthday, Opportunity, Giving

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• I went up to the top of the career ladder and I came down again, I am past all that.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Past, Careers, Ladders

  "Iain Duncan Smith: I will tackle root causes of poverty" by Nicholas Watt and Patrick Wintour, www.theguardian.com. May 26, 2010.

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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.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Moving, Scotland, People

  "An independent Scotland could not pay welfare bill, says Iain Duncan Smith". www.theguardian.com. September 18, 2012.

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• 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 trading relationships within Europe but we can also be a fantastic global trader.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Hate, Europe, Littles

  "Cabinet minister considered resigning over EU budget revolt, says Tory MP" by Nicholas Watt, www.theguardian.com. November 4, 2012.

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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 failures, but hold faith with those things that make us Conservatives.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Faith, Lying, Past

  "Full text: statement by Iain Duncan Smith", www.theguardian.com. June 19, 2001.

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

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Believe, Kids, Hard Work

  "X Factor culture fuelled the UK riots, says Iain Duncan Smith" by Patrick Wintour and Paul Lewis, www.theguardian.com. December 9, 2011.

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• The financial costs of family breakdown are incredibly high.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Cost, Financial, Breakdown

  "Iain Duncan Smith backs tax breaks for married couples" by Hélène Mulholland, www.theguardian.com. February 8, 2011.

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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.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  War, Thinking, Years

  "Work or lose your benefits: Iain Duncan Smith heralds biggest shake-up of welfare state since the war". Interview with James Chapman, www.dailymail.co.uk. May 28, 2010.

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• You cannot stop what the public want. The public want two strong women in the final round and then a woman prime minister and I'm absolutely with that.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Strong Women, Two, Finals

  Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Years, Political, Politician

  "Iain Duncan Smith backs tax breaks for married couples" by Hélène Mulholland, www.theguardian.com. February 8, 2011.

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• 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; and they live in neighbourhoods where worklessness, addiction and crime are rife.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Home, School, Gang Members

  "Together we can beat the gangs" by Iain Duncan Smith, www.theguardian.com. August 18, 2011.

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• 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 with someone, fine, if you are single, fine. We don't want to tell people how to live their lives.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Thinking, People, Want

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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 longer able to work.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Birthday, Views, People

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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 pull themselves out of poverty.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Growing Up, Children, Moving

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