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During the Blair years, he was a Shadow minister on the opposition benches.
During the Blair years, he was a Shadow minister on the opposition benches.
==Failed Leadership Bid==
In 2005 he made a bid for leadership of the Conservative party, and blamed his failure on the "Tory Taliban" implying that it was his homosexuality that was the problem. By comparing the entirely peaceful, non-violent and socially responsible pro-family lobby in the Conservative Party to the violent and murderous Taliban, he publicly insulted his own party. He showed no reasoning to justify applying the name "Tombstone" to the Conservative pro-family group "Cornerstone". He alluded to homosexuality as a private behavior that somehow had no impact on other people or society (sic) which certainly gives us a true measure of his level of intelligence.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2005/jul/18/conservatives.uk</ref>
In 2005 he made a bid for leadership of the Conservative party, and blamed his failure on the "Tory Taliban" implying that it was his homosexuality that was the problem. By comparing the entirely peaceful, non-violent and socially responsible pro-family lobby in the Conservative Party to the violent and murderous Taliban, he publicly insulted his own party. He showed no reasoning to justify applying the name "Tombstone" to the Conservative pro-family group "Cornerstone". He alluded to homosexuality as a private behavior that somehow had no impact on other people or society (sic) which certainly gives us a true measure of his level of intelligence.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2005/jul/18/conservatives.uk</ref>
==Expenses Scandal==
In 2009, when the Daily Telegraph started to expose MPs' expenses claims, Duncan was revealed as having claimed more than £5,000 to spend on gardening at his second home. He insisted he had done nothing wrong, and went on to boast noisily on TV about how he had personally profited from the system of free mortgage payments for a second home. He called it a "great system" and at first refused to pay any of the money back. David Cameron, embarrassed, ordered him to repay it, and to apologise for his effusions. The system itself has now been abolished. <ref> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5736938/MPs-expenses-Alan-Duncan-claimed-63000-in-mortgage-flip.html</ref>
In 2009, when the Daily Telegraph started to expose MPs' expenses claims, Duncan was revealed as having claimed more than £5,000 to spend on gardening at his second home. He insisted he had done nothing wrong, and went on to boast noisily on TV about how he had personally profited from the system of free mortgage payments for a second home. He called it a "great system" and at first refused to pay any of the money back. David Cameron, embarrassed, ordered him to repay it, and to apologise for his effusions. The system itself has now been abolished. <ref> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5736938/MPs-expenses-Alan-Duncan-claimed-63000-in-mortgage-flip.html</ref>
<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5304976/Alan-Duncan-claimed-thousands-for-gardening-MPs-expenses.html</ref>
<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5304976/Alan-Duncan-claimed-thousands-for-gardening-MPs-expenses.html</ref>
Alan Duncan: MPs are treated like '****' and have to survive on rations.
Alan Duncan: MPs are treated like '****' and have to survive on rations.
www.telegraph.co.uk › News › News Topics › MPs' expenses
www.telegraph.co.uk › News › News Topics › MPs' expenses
12 Aug 2009 - It's just, I'm afraid, the world has gone mad.” Mr Duncan has gained a reputation for being gaffe-prone, particularly in his response to the expenses scandal. His appearance on the BBC programme Have I Got News For You, where he boasted about MPs' lavish lifestyles, was roundly criticised.</ref>
12 Aug 2009 - It's just, I'm afraid, the world has gone mad.” Mr Duncan has gained a reputation for being gaffe-prone, particularly in his response to the expenses scandal. His appearance on the BBC programme Have I Got News For You, where he boasted about MPs' lavish lifestyles, was roundly criticised.</ref>
Somewhat belatedly, Cameron demoted Duncan from the Shadow Cabinet. Yet, when the Coalition got into power in 2010, Duncan was given a ministerial job.
==Libya Policy==
During the crisis in Libya in 2011 he advised the government to cut off oil supplies to the Gaddaffi government and divert fuel to the rebels, thus encouraging the rise of islamic fundamentalism. He sided with the people who murdered the American ambassador in Benghazi. Assuring everyone that he was an expert on the oil business, he warned in The Times that oil prices of $200 a barrel are "on the cards" if anyone is "reckless and foments unrest." <ref> https://www.expatica.com/uk/news/country-news/British-minister-says-Arab-unrest-can-double-crude-prices_244704.html</ref>
By 2016, despite five years of unrest, oil prices were still $40 per barrel.
By 2016, despite five years of unrest, oil prices were still $40 per barrel.
Duncan has made public attacks on Israel and his dark accusations about a "powerful financial lobby" controlling America were condemned as anti-Semitic by leading Jewish groups.<ref> https://www.bod.org.uk/board-of-deputies-statement-on-sir-alan-duncan-mps-remarks/</ref>
Duncan has made public attacks on Israel and his dark accusations about a "powerful financial lobby" controlling America were condemned as anti-Semitic by leading Jewish groups.<ref> https://www.bod.org.uk/board-of-deputies-statement-on-sir-alan-duncan-mps-remarks/</ref>
Duncan assumes a smiling, sunny image in public in the best PR tradition but a different personality flashes out from time to time. In April 2009, when appearing on the TV comedy show Have I Got News For You, he shocked the audience by saying that he would kill an American beauty queen Carrie Prejean who had, when asked to give her opinion on marriage, stated very civilly that she considered it was between a "man and a woman". Duncan's "joke" about murdering her even shocked other contestants on the show.
==Death Threats Against Christians==
Duncan assumes a smiling, sunny image in public in the best PR tradition but a different personality flashes out from time to time. In April 2009, when appearing on the TV comedy show "Have I Got News For You", he shocked the audience by saying that he would kill an American beauty queen Carrie Prejean who had, when asked to give her opinion on marriage, stated very civilly that she considered it was between a "man and a woman". Duncan's "joke" about murdering her even shocked other contestants on the show.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k2ph9
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k2ph9