Iain Duncan Smith Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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“Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.”
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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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“Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy.”
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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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“There is nothing people can throw at me to say: Do this, do that.”
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“The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.”
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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 get anywhere on that.”
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“We do need to have a little bit more protection and sensibility around pensioners. They are remarkable. They gave so much. We need to make sure we do our best by them.”
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“Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage.”
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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 for themselves.”
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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 is having one parent.”
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“Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.'”
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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.”
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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.”
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“In Birmingham, Manchester or Liverpool there are white gangs that share the same backgrounds - they come from broken homes, completely dysfunctional, mums for the most part unable to cope, the fathers of these kids completely not in the scene.”
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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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“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 being detached from the rest of the British public.”
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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. That is what being in the United Kingdom is all about.”
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“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. It is part of our contract with the British people.”
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“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 paid off, so that the economy can grow again and grow properly.”
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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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“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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“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.”
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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.”
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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 chances they deserve because businesses will continue to look elsewhere.”
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