Marriage and Politics in UK

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There is an on going fight in United Kingdom about marriage where as the Conservative party has always promoted it. Because it’s a commitment for two people to stay together and raise a family, however common law marriage is not such a commitment.

Over the years I have seen that couples just do not look at marriage as it was viewed 100 years before. Could this be due to the fact that most women work and are able to bring up the kids on their own with a little help from their parents?

Divorce rates have risen dramatically, what the arguments really about is tax breaks promised by the conservatives said to be an incentive for people to get married. Where as the New Labour party are saying it’s not needed as the welfare of children is just the same state if people are married or just live together.

It could be seen that New Labour gives more help to single parents than to married couples.  This argument is not a religious one its political and the Conservative party see honoring marriage as an additive to attract more votes at the election next year.  The fact is there are more people married in UK than un-married and so it’s really just a ploy to attract votes.

People hearing about this argument in America may wrongly think its about religion, but no its defiantly not.

Here is the story that attracted my ranting today…  

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