The European Union is a "force for social injustice" which backs "the haves rather than the have-nots", Iain Duncan Smith has said in a keynote speech (10/05/2016). According to the BBC, Duncan Smith appealed to people "who may have done OK from the EU" to "think about the people that haven't".
But Labour's Alan Johnson said the EU protected workers and stopped them from being "exploited".
As Minister for the DWP Ian Duncan Smith was accused of making up statistics and making up stories claiming that Jobseekers santioned by the DWP were actually pleased in that it had modified their behavour. These 'made-up' stories were later exposed as complete fabrications.
Prior to joining EU workers in the UK did not even have paid holidays and there has been a wealth of legislation that has improved and protected workers from both discrimination and explotation.
Johnson also rejected the "haves and have-nots" argument, saying major trade unions were backing Remain because the EU had a "social dimension that's protected workers".
ABC Comment: Few people trust Ian Duncan Smith anymore and the idea that Duncan Smith has suddenly found a set of feelings towards the disadvantaged, a group that he practically percecuted during his reign as minister, is unlikely to gain much traction.
Leave a comment
Make sure you enter all the required information, indicated by an asterisk (*). HTML code is not allowed.
Join
FREE
Here
