The contrast between those blithe campaigns and this appalling landscape is unnerving, and raises profound questions about politicians and truth.
The move is also out of step with public opinion, and risks fueling negative social trends.
His in-tray features: Covid, mental health, NHS reform…and social care. He’s set to be the most pressured Health Secretary since Lansley.
His enemies yearn to place the PM in an ideological box, and smash him to pieces for having the wrong opinions. He refuses to oblige them.
The Vaccines Minister adds that “it is a wonderful thing for both of them that they have made their vows to one another.”
Surely it is far better to invest in helping parents and children than to spend money picking up the pieces.
In the wake of International Women’s Day, the fourth article in a five-piece series on ConservativeHome this week.
We publish the first article in a five-piece series on ConservativeHome this week about women.
One of an occasional series of articles that ConservativeHome is publishing in advance of the Budget.
‘Peter Pans’ prefer to burn the candle at both ends. They are cicadas, not ants, but many would still love to raise a family.
The marriage rate is down. But people are being choosy, looking for love rather than doing it out of economic necessity. So, marriages now last longer.
My modest proposal is this: let’s do a major programme of controlled trials to test these ideas, and see what, if anything, makes a difference.
The Government’s plans for divorce law reform are the lesser of two evils. But it needs to think more and act decisively to help couples who stay married.
The big parties can wait until we have seen off Covid-19. But the marriages themselves cannot – and they can be performed safely.
The pandemic has put huge pressure on the courts, separated parents, and their children. Vital reforms are ready to go.