Why Iain Duncan Smith knighthood was a ‘slap in the face’
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Stephen Pacey on why 30 years judging benefits cases led him to attack architect of universal credit
The new year honours list is a reliable source of controversy, with perennial outrage about the worthiness of the recipients.
But the award of a knighthood to the former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith this week proved particularly unpopular, with more than 237,000 people signing a petition objecting to the award for a man “responsible for some of the cruelest, most extreme welfare reforms this country has ever seen”. Continue reading...
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