> I would like to endorse the opinion expressed by Mike Bracken concerning "the
> redistribution (of wealth?) from single people to married couples with
> children,"
>
> It seems inappropriate for a third way debate and fails to recognise core
> changes in society in the UK (whether or not we approve of these changes is a
> different matter) and is simply out of date.
If you don't mind me asking, what core changes?
As far as I can see people still live predominantly in families, those
that don't usually (although by no means universally) aspire to, people do
hope one day to live with their partners, and the break up of a family
is generally regarded as a bad thing to happen. I'm not saying there
haven't been significant changes, and government may need to take account
of changes in the nature of families, but the family unit does appear to
remain the building block of our society.
Andrew Smith
It will get worse before it gets worse.
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