Iain duncan smith

We do a disservice to society if we ignore the evidence which shows that stable families tend to be associated with better outcomes for children.

Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.'

You know in my own area of Waltham Forest, we've had many murders as a result of the gang violence and often innocent bystanders get caught up in it.

There are few more powerful tools for promoting stability than the institution of marriage.

My view is pensioners don't have the one option that people of working age have. They can't really increase their income, because they are no longer able to work.

Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy.

No I'm not a great believer in getting back over things and saying if only, or if, or buts because I don't think we actually get anywhere on that.

In Birmingham, Manchester or Liverpool there are white gangs that share the same backgrounds - they come from broken homes, completely dysfunctional, mums for the most part unable to cope, the fathers...

Too many couples break up without understanding the consequences for their families.

It's fairness to say those who work hard, get up in the morning, cut their cloth - in other words 'we can only afford to have one or two children because we don't earn enough'. They pay their taxes...