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" We have to ensure that our immigration system works in the interests of Britain, enabling us to make a realistic promise to our young school-leavers. It is part of our contract with the British people. "

Iain Duncan Smith

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" I went up to the top of the career ladder and I came down again, I am past all that. "

" We have to challenge the whole idea that it's acceptable for a society like Britain to have such a significant number of people who do not work one day of the week and don't have any possibility of improving the quality of their lives. "

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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. "

" 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. "

" When the news is good, the BBC view is: 'Get the government out of the picture quickly, don't allow them to say anything about it.' When the news is bad: 'Let's all dump on the government.' "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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? "

" The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to. "

Iain Duncan Smith

Any

Having

" The fact is that in too many communities in cities in Britain gangs now have become completely rooted into these communities and they destroy them around them. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

Iain Duncan Smith

Proportion

Jobs

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

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

" 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. "

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

Iain Duncan Smith

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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. "

" People work hard. "

" There is nothing people can throw at me to say: 'Do this, do that.' "

Iain Duncan Smith

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" After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Well football teams are perhaps easier to control than political parties, I'm sure the Prime Minister would agree with me, but yeah I think every team needs discipline and a sense of self-belief and that's important, that's what leadership's all about. "