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IEA Blog: A cheer for Iain Duncan Smith – but he will make enemies


The IEA blogger Kristian Niemitz reports Iain Duncan Smith’s speech: “The purpose of my life here is to improve the quality of life of the worst off in society.” Such ambitious rhetoric is not unusual for new incumbents at the Department for Work and Pensions. The difference with Iain Duncan Smith is that he means it, having advocated an overhaul of Britain’s rotten welfare system for years while being far away from the lure of power. If IDS is to […]

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