Globalisation:Centre for Social Justice: Iain Duncan Smith

Iain Duncan Smith,56, Founder

Biography

Iain Duncan Smith, born in Edinburgh 9th April 1954, held the position of Conservative party leader from September 2001 and October 2003 (until he was forced to step down due to a vote of no confidence) and was appointed Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in May 2010 under David Cameron. He co-founded the Centre for Social Justice in 2004 playing an active role in the independent think tank until taking a backseat due to occupational commitments and is now recognised as the founder and patron of the thinktank - Globalisation: Centre for Social Justice. “It is called changing the mindset of government - that is what the Centre for Social Justice is all about. I am unbelievably tired of people like me saying what we're going to do from the centre to change the lives of everybody. The truth is we have been saying it for so long and for far too often the lives change for the worse."

Press Releases

The father of four is dedicated to the transformation of community in order to enhance quality of life although taken through a seemingly harsh, typically Tori stance. Iain Duncan Smith (Work and Pensions Secretary) reportedly claimed that the unemployed should get a bus to find work instead of being 'static'. He said that Merthyr Tydfil in south Wales was a prime example of this. When speaking about benefits and the welfare state's impact on poverty Iain Duncan Smith stated "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."