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Writing fiction is for me a fraught business an occasion of daily dread for at least the first half of the novel and sometimes all the way through. The work process is totally different from writing nonfiction. You have to sit down every day and make it up.
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.
Quotes By Iain Duncan Smith
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What we want to do is reform the welfare system in the way that Tony Blair...
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We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.
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We have to challenge the whole idea that it's acceptable for a society like...
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If you look at the footballers you look at our celebrity culture we seem to...
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We do a disservice to society if we ignore the evidence which shows that...
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A system that was originally designed to support the poorest in society is...
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I am an optimist about the UK. We have been involved in trade with our...
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No one out there is interested in who did what to whom in Westminster politics.
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With participation in politics so low at the moment I think Christians should...
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It's fairness to say those who work hard get up in the morning cut their...
Quotes About Government
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Although my seat is a contest between Labour and the Lib Dems it could well...
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We in the Labour party know better than most that opposition is the easy...
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I think most people believe success in government is how many fewer people...
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It's become unfashionable to celebrate political achievement and Labour...
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More people on unemployment benefits is not success in America fewer people...
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As the economy faces such difficulties more tough questions need to be asked...
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We are the ones looking out for the middle class. Who do think pays for the...
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As the prospect of a Tory government gets nearer many traditional Labour...
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I believe that smaller government is better government. But I also believe...