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 Read Quote
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. Iain Duncan Smith Read Quote
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 more money – it is transformative. It’s about taking responsibility for yourself and your family. Iain Duncan Smith Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to. Iain Duncan Smith Read Quote
After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair. Iain Duncan Smith Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy. Iain Duncan Smith Read Quote
It’s fairness to say those who work hard, get up in the morning, cut their cloth – in other words ‘we can only afford to have one or two children because we don’t earn enough’. They pay their taxes and they want to know that the same kind of decision-making is taking place for those on benefits. Iain Duncan Smith Read Quote
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. Iain Duncan Smith Read Quote
