Irritating Duncan Smith called to account

[rebbonk]

Source : New Statesman

Nasty piece of work deserves all he gets.

[dutchman]

Nothing will happen to him. He'll just be given a verbal reprimand which he'll totally ignore and then carry on as before.

[rebbonk]

Likely true, but anything that shows him up for just what he is has to be a good thing.

I really can't tell you just how much I despise the liar - Remember that CV of his?

His claim that he studied at the University of Perugia (founded 1308) was later found to be false after an investigation by the BBC. His office subsequently admitted that he attended the Italian Università per Stranieri (founded 1921) in Perugia for a year but he did not obtain any qualifications or finish his exams. In 1975 he attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was subsequently commissioned into the Scots Guards. Duncan-Smith's biography, on the Conservative Party website, claimed he was "educated at Dunchurch College of Management" but following questioning by the BBC his office confirmed that he did not get any qualifications there either, stating that he completed six separate courses lasting a few days each, adding up to about a month in total. Dunchurch was the former staff college for GEC Marconi, for whom Duncan-Smith worked in the 1980s

Source : WIKI

IDS: Absolute proof that you just can't polish one!

[dutchman]

I remember that as leader of the Conservative Party he forced a vote against gay rights which split the party and ultimately cost them the general election.

The joke is he could have permitted a so-called "free vote", as is traditional on such matters, maintained party unity and possibly gone on to have won the election!

It'll be interesting to see if David Cameron repeats the same mistake?