The minister's reluctance to abandon his disastrous Work Programme is further proof of his pig-headedness
At a time of miserable conditions for the poor, sick and disabled people, the administration of the welfare
state is a disaster. The grand projects the Department for Work and
Pensions has launched since the general election have been bureaucratic
fantasies and practical catastrophes. Ministers have wasted hundreds of
millions of pounds of public money – Tory ministers, mark you, who pose
as the defenders of hard-working taxpayers. For all that, Iain Duncan Smith tramps on without a thought of changing his ways: a character study in destructive pig-headedness.
At some level, he must know he is failing on all fronts. He and his state-sponsored propagandists pulsate with aggression. Anyone who tries to investigate his department is met with obfuscation and intimidation...
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At some level, he must know he is failing on all fronts. He and his state-sponsored propagandists pulsate with aggression. Anyone who tries to investigate his department is met with obfuscation and intimidation...
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