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After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.
Iain Duncan Smith
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Iain Duncan Smith
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
British Politician
Politician
Edinburgh
Scotland
George Iain Duncan Smith
George Ian Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir George Iain Duncan Smith
Ian Duncan Smith
Rt. Hon. George Iain Duncan Smith
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