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So Ian Duncan Smith, the new welfare system czar, is going to solve the problem of the dole queues and the £100b-plus social welfare budget which has defeated successive governments?   He clearly has sincerity and commitment, and we certainly shouldn’t write him off as the ex-Scots Guard officer merely trumpeting the traditional mantra of the Tory Right.   However, this is an immensely complex and sensitive area pitted with intractable problems just below the surface rhetoric.   In particular, if he is to be taken seriously, he needs to answer several critical questions: Continue reading →