Iain Duncan Smith Quotes
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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.
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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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Can there not be a limit to the fact that really you need to cut your cloth in accordance with what capabilities and finances you have?
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The number one priority now is reducing the deficit that they [Labour] left us - the biggest deficit since the Second World War.
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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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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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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.
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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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Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.'
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Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage.
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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 to others.
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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.
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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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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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I am not going to go round trying to make people say 'Wow!'... I'm not going to play Hollywood lookalikes.
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There is nothing people can throw at me to say: Do this, do that.
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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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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 relationship is. We are a member of the EU. That gives us benefits. But we have to figure out where that is going. In the world, we are a global trader already.
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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 are determined to get into work. Who, with the right help are desperate to get off benefits, support their family and set an example for their children.
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[Andrea] Leadsom has compassion ... a real steel and a real determination and that velvet glove of compassion that she really cares about people.
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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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I have two daughters, it really means a lot to me to have two women standing now and being the PM.
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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.
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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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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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We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.
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Too many couples break up without understanding the consequences for their families.
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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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All I can say to the others is, 'Look out, we're on our way.
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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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