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Iain Duncan Smith

George Iain Duncan Smith (born 9 April 1954), often referred to by his initials IDS, is a British Conservative Party politician. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2010 to 2016, he was previously the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003. He was first elected to Parliament at the 1992 general election as the MP for Chingford—which he represented until the constituency's abolition in 1997—and he has since represented its successor constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green.

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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.

Available, Balance, Hard, Hard Work, Trying, Work

The number one priority now is reducing the deficit that they [Labour] left us - the biggest deficit since the Second World War.

Labour, Number, Numbers, Priorities, Priority, War

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.

Children, Families, Impact, Outcomes, Strong

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.

Chaotic, Gang Members, Home, Live, School, Truanted

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.

Alleviate, Poorest, Support, Supposed, System

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

I Can, Look, Looks, Say, Way

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.

Believe, Hard Work, Kids, Money, Celebrate, Success

The financial costs of family breakdown are incredibly high.

Breakdown, Cost, Costs, Financial, Incredibly

By measuring the proportion of children living with the same parents from birth and whether their parents report a good quality relationship we are driving home the message that social programmes should promote family stability and avert breakdown.

Birth, Children, Family, Home, Parent, Quality

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

Hard Work, People, Serious, Success, Work

Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.

Hard, Hard Work, Life Is Hard, Luck, Work

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.

Behaviour, Damage, Dysfunctional, Government, Money, Problems

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

Establishment, Political, Politician, Years

A good proportion of foreign nationals in jobs in the UK are in semi or low-skilled occupations.

Jobs, Lows, Nationals, Occupation, Occupations

Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy.

Aspiration, Becoming, Danger

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.

Children, Decision, Decisions, Enough, Old, Parent

Too many couples break up without understanding the consequences for their families.

Break, Consequences, Couple, Understanding

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.

Commitment, Government, Sea, City, Ensure

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.

Bind, Conservatism, Faith, Lying, Past, Things

What happened I think on Sept. 11 was we were given graphic and clear evidence that things had changed.

Evidence, Given, Graphic, Happened, Sept 11, Thinking

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