Sorry, but I must have missed something. What is 'flippant' about making the point that it is poverty, not family breakdown per se, that leads to poor outcomes?? Or was I the only one listening to Duncan-Smith and feeling like I was trapped in a time warp and listening to Charles Murray again....
Kirstein
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> For those who want a rather less amusing or flippant analysis
> of the Tories' Social Justice Policy Group report on
> Breakdown Britain than that provided by John Veit-Wilson, the
> 100+ page study can be had at:
> http://povertydebate.typepad.com/home/files/csj_final_2.pdf
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