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. – Iain Duncan Smith
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. – Iain Duncan Smith
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
A good proportion of foreign nationals in jobs in the UK are in semi or low-skilled occupations. – Iain Duncan Smith
Balance is if you try hard, you work hard then the rewards are in balance with what you put in and what is available. – Iain Duncan Smith
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
The BBC is locked to the reading of the economy that is run out of Ed Miliband and Ed Balls’ office. They think if only you spend and borrow more money you can create growth everywhere. – Iain Duncan Smith
Government cannot do it all. As we work hard to break welfare dependency and get young people ready for the labour market, we need businesses to give them a chance and not just fall back on labour from abroad. – Iain Duncan Smith
I went up to the top of the career ladder and I came down again, I am past all that. – Iain Duncan Smith
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. – Iain Duncan Smith
Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage. – Iain Duncan Smith
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. – Iain Duncan Smith
We do a disservice to society if we ignore the evidence which shows that stable families tend to be associated with better outcomes for children. – Iain Duncan Smith
The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to. – Iain Duncan Smith
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
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
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
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