NATIONALISATION OF THE FAMILY

In Labour’s latest attack on marriage, the government is now planning to introduce legislation which will confer the same rights on couples living together as are currently conferred on married couples.

This will not only erode the status of marriage, as is the intention, but will also give unmarried women a claim on a boyfriend’s assets and income. Such boyfriends will have no say in this of course, other than to terminate the relationship in order to try and avoid the financial liabilities of the planned law.

Undermining the status of marriage has long been a communist and feminist ambition. This ambition takes no account of the wishes of ordinary people, who in the main still prefer marriage, nor of their interests, nor that of their children.

Cohabiting couples are much more likely to break up than married couples.

If couples choose to get married and incur the legal responsibilities that that entails, then the government should recognise this by making tax allowances fully transferrable between husband and wife. Instead, Labour have consistently financially penalised married couples and have consistently undermined marriage, which is the bedrock of our society.