Just when David Cameron was getting back on track, this announcement won't do him any favours. Desperate to prove he is all about the family, it doesn't look like there is much need for his "marriage tax break" now.
The BBC report on this show the divorce rate in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest level for 22 years.
It reports "Some 132,562 couples split in 2006 - equivalent to 12.2 of every 1,000 married couples. This was 7% lower than 2005 - 13.1 in 1,000 - and the lowest since 1984."
see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6970367.stm for the full story.
It also goes in to the level of marriages falling to a record low and the growth of "co-habiting".
As Cameron wanted to help "keep families together" rather than get people to get married in the first place, this is a srong argument for opposition to his tax breaks.
Thursday, 30 August 2007
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