Beware the March of IDS

[NickFitz]

Hamface: "So, here's the plan. You resign, citing a matter of principle which makes Gideon look bad."

IDS: "OK…"

Hamface: "We let Gideon fester for a while in this mess of his own making. Eventually he's going to have to go, so I'll sack him."

IDS: "And then…?"

Hamface: "I make you chancellor! We spin it that you're a change for the better, man of principle, stood up for the disabled when Gideon was trying to screw them; all that. And that bulltulip covers us while…"

IDS: "…I double down on screwing over the poor, the disadvantaged, the weak, while simultaneously rigging everything in favour of our rich friends, ready for when we get bored of this politics crap and want to line our pockets - even more, that is - with boardroom sinecures! Brilliant!"

*glasses clink*

[fullyautomatix]

The only solution to all this is a true socialist government. All the mess created by Tories need to be reversed and the poor need to be uplifted. The rich need to be taxed till about 85% and the benefits needs to go up massively, at least twice of what it is now.

I bet you all cannot wait for the next elections because the only thing to look forward to is Corbyn marching to a sensational victory and then reversing all the austerity measures.

A few more years of pain and then Tories will never come to power again.

[bobspud]

The only solution to all this is a true socialist government. All the mess created by Tories need to be reversed and the poor need to be uplifted. The rich need to be taxed till about 85% and the benefits needs to go up massively, at least twice of what it is now.

I bet you all cannot wait for the next elections because the only thing to look forward to is Corbyn marching to a sensational victory and then reversing all the austerity measures.

A few more years of pain and then Tories will never come to power again.

Keep dreaming. There is a reason that Tony Blair was the first labour priminister in nearly twenty years and that was because he showed no interest in the poor other than sound bites .

Corbin has so many fleas from the dogs he has laid with he will never make it through an election campaign.

This old fashion retoric about distribution of wealth is nothing more than Envy and most people still favour the myth that they can make it up the ladder rather than dragging everyone else back down it.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

I never really understood why people have a problem with him. He very much believes in people standing on their own two feet and being made to take responsibility for themselves. he and Frank Field seem to have similar outlooks. Most of the left on the other hand and I suspect many of his critics are the virtue signalling set who like to think that handouts will keep the poor happy and that they are somehow not worthy of being afforded the opportunity for social mobility

I was neutral about IDS until I read this. If DA thinks he is good then good riddens

[DodgyAgent]

"In 2005, his wealth was estimated at £1 million, much of which has apparently been acquired by after-dinner speaking. An "audience with Duncan Smith", however, which was held at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall, attracted an audience of only 67 people.[75]"

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iain_Duncan_Smith

Who would have thought people would pay money to listen to him, especially after dinner

You really have developed what was a basic disagreement on \Tory policy into full blown chippy bigotry

[DodgyAgent]

I was neutral about IDS until I read this. If DA thinks he is good then good riddens

Riddance

[SueEllen]

I was neutral about IDS until I read this. If DA thinks he is good then good riddens

Every now and then, like a stopped clock, DA writes some sense so you should find out about a subject before agreeing or disagreeing with him.

One of the problems with IDS is the lies he told about himself and the lies he allowed the DWP to tell. Then there were the policies the DWP have implemented that make no sense.

[DodgyAgent]

I could live on £53 in benefits a week, says Iain Duncan Smith | Politics | The Guardian

and

It's a stunt! Iain Duncan Smith dismisses demands to live on £53 a week | UK Politics | News | The Independent

He is Tory Scum... but even he can't stand Gidiot anymore.

What he should have said is "here's £53 go and live off that. If you cannot live off it go and earn more but don't expect the rest of us to stump up a living for you"

[SueEllen]

Just heard Stephen Crabb, former Welsh Secretary, is taking over.

I saw him on some Welsh focused Question Time and he hadn't bothered to learn statistics about Wales and other facts before going on the show....

[SlipTheJab]

Keep dreaming. There is a reason that Tony Blair was the first labour priminister in nearly twenty years and that was because he showed no interest in the poor other than sound bites .

Corbin has so many fleas from the dogs he has laid with he will never make it through an election campaign.

This old fashion retoric about distribution of wealth is nothing more than Envy and most people still favour the myth that they can make it up the ladder rather than dragging everyone else back down it.

Leave Dianne Abbot out of this