Ian Duncan Smith - article in the daily mail.

[Keith Rich]

It goes without saying that Tories are stupid and say stupid things but IDS has clearly achieved an A level in stupidity here.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2027223/Migrant-jobs-boom-Were-chance-saloon-claims-Iain-Duncan-Smith.html

[Cyclone]

I read that it's easier to get an A level in stupidity every year because the exams were being made easier.

[Jason Bourne]

You're being a little alarmist there.

 

From the article:

 

Mr Duncan Smith even claimed the recent riots were a blessing in disguise because they would help the Government justify radical benefits reforms to make work pay.

 

Isn't that what most of us have been wanting for years?

 

Of course, whether he has the backbone to push through those reforms is another matter

[Cyclone]

It'll help them take away a few more civil liberties more like, and most of the public will cheer them on. These stupidity A levels are 10 a penny though.

[Keith Rich]

You're being a little alarmist there.

 

From the article:

 

Mr Duncan Smith even claimed the recent riots were a blessing in disguise because they would help the Government justify radical benefits reforms to make work pay.

 

Isn't that what most of us have been wanting for years?

 

Of course, whether he has the backbone to push through those reforms is another matter

 

 

When the Tories say they will make work pay I don't imagine it means they are going to raise the minimum wage but rather it is another way of saying they will cut benefits.

 

When people have less money in their pockets they can't afford to buy consumer goods and the economy stagnates. That is what is happening now. Cameron isn't bright enough to understand this.

[mj.scuba]

Apart from;

Mr Duncan Smith even claimed the recent riots were a blessing in disguise because they would help the Government justify radical benefits reforms to make work pay.

 

The rest is spot on.

[WeX]

the loony leftie strikes again

 

its a shame for you no one is listening other then your tiny group of like-minded fools.

[Cyclone]

When the Tories say they will make work pay I don't imagine it means they are going to raise the minimum wage but rather it is another way of saying they will cut benefits.

 

When people have less money in their pockets they can't afford to buy consumer goods and the economy stagnates. That is what is happening now. Cameron isn't bright eough to inderstand this.

 

It's actually a way of saying that benefits will be reduced when you start work in a way that means you are always better off by working or by working more. Unlike the current situation that can mean that if you start work you're overall income actually falls, clearly a disincentive to work.

[alchresearch]

The riots were the straw that broke the camels back. If it results in the death of this slovenly class which has risen up then I agree with him 100%.

[mj.scuba]

When the Tories say they will make work pay I don't imagine it means they are going to raise the minimum wage but rather it is another way of saying they will cut benefits.

 

When people have less money in their pockets they can't afford to buy consumer goods and the economy stagnates. That is what is happening now. Cameron isn't bright enough to understand this.

 

They will still have money in their pockets and be able to buy things if the "can't work, won't work" crew actually decide to accept that they can't indefinitely be given money for doing nothing, and they'll have to work for it instead, like the rest of us mere mortals.