Iain Duncan Smith established a raft of welfare reforms none of which will be remembered for the right reasonsIain Duncan Smith was halfway through complicated reforms that he has struggled to fabricate (to make up, invent) work. In office he displayed a reforming zeal that mixed Victorian morality with a determination to tear up the bureaucratic framework underpinning the Department for Work and Pensions. It has been a troubled department,with five ministers for disabled people in six years. Aside from accusations of unfairness, Duncan Smith’s reforms have often been characterised by incompetence in their implementation, or a failure to save the money promised. Related: Iain Duncan Smith resignation plunges Tories into civil war Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com