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Why does TV even bother to bring on Ian Duncan Smith, talking about this issue this morning on Andrew Marr, who was in my view really weak in the interview process with I.D.S.
He was allowed to dismiss anything as to it, misrepresent the experts conclusion as to the % this would be as to cuts to welfare and then Ian Duncan Smith has the audacity and arrogance to say the voters are not likely to be even told what the cuts will be until the time the Conservatives decide to do them after the election.

What an unbelievable statement on such a sensitive and really serious issue as to the most vulnerable peoples benefit entitlements.
His interviews are like old pals acts,he just dismisses near everything and frankly tells political lies.
What a disagrace this miserable excuse of a man has any say whatsoever in anyones lives or incomes, let alone the most vulnerable.

I think the proposals outlined in this thread are going to in fact be turned into policy, after the election if the Conservatives were to horrendously get an overall majority.

He totally missed the point that the expert said since the Conservatives are not going to touch pension benefits at all then the cuts will have to come from the rest of welfare spending and the cuts would make up around 10% of that.

Should state pension payments be classed as 'benefits' anyway, that is something the vast majority of people have paid their contributions for during their working lives.

This was a really pathetic interview with Ian Duncan Smith, I could easily believe, he will only do interviews if he is allowed to control the proceedings as he clearly did with Marr this morning, never really pressed on a single issue.