Sentences with phrase «hardly controversial statements»

A Difficult Balancing Act And before the rhetoric turns to «nanny state treehuggers» once more, let's acknowledge that these truths are hardly controversial statements, nor are they applicable only to toddlers.

So, the unearned wealth of an individual who is fortunate enough to receive a large inheritance, or to have profitable investments etc, is rather different from the unearned wealth of the - for example - benefits claimant that has done between little and nothing to find a job (I am not saying all benefits claimants fall into this category, or even the majority; but to note that the system is occasionally abused is hardly a controversial statement).