#ld

Due to the reliance on the old heavy industries in many parts of the country, it makes perfect sense that we need to spend more money per head of population on welfare support in Scotland. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#due #head #heavy #industries #makes

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

#agenda #children #decisions #enough #every

Getting a family into work, supporting strong relationships, getting parents off drugs and out of debt - all this can do more for a child's well-being than any amount of money in out-of-work benefits. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#any #benefits #child #debt #family

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

#already #always #am #been #benefits

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. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#benefits #children #come #dependent #desperate

I think almost every political leader is always told that the next speech they make is the most crucial one. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#always #crucial #every #i #i think

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

#fine #how #i #i think #life

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

#because #benefits #children #cloth #cut

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. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#away #beliefs #bind #conservatism #conservatives

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

#better #children #disservice #evidence #families