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The costs – personal, social, economic – of family breakdown are vast and underappreciated. This is a social justice issue. My article for the political
January 28, 2020
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The costs – personal, social, economic – of family breakdown are vast and underappreciated. This is a social justice issue. My article for the political
From new year’s eve, heterosexual couples will have the same opportunity to formalise their relationship as same sex couples through either civil partnership or marriage.
For some, Christmas might seem like a piece of cake. For others, it is more like a cold turkey. We expect a perfect Christmas that
The average marriage can now expect to last 40 years, before ending in either divorce or death, according to our new analysis, reported in the
Falling divorce means more intact families, says Harry Benson, Research Director for Marriage Foundation New ONS Families and Household data for 2019 are released today
(Image by Niek Verlaan from Pixabay) Fiona Wade, an actress from the TV soap Emmerdale, got married last week. Nothing remarkable about that, except that she and
New data from the Office of National Statistics shows that three quarters of all mums work. However what the data also reveals is that when
All of us want reliable love, a relationship that works, and children who turn out healthy and well. The research that we have produced over the
It’s a well-known expression. But in an age of equality where men and women are equals, is it true? Does a happy wife really have
How would you feel if your wife or husband woke up one morning and asked if you’d like to end your marriage and form a
Marriage Week UK launches today under the banner of a ‘recipe for a happy marriage‘. And so we thought we’d try and find some evidence
It’s one of those assumptions that pops up with alarming regularity. ‘It’s terrible, isn’t it? Marriages are doing so badly. Surely you can’t really think