Both the government and Conservatives are working on plans to publish their respective families and relationships green papers, now expected in the new year.
The family might once have been thought to be at the margins of public policy given it is an inherently private institution. But it is about to be thrust centre stage. This is not least because the breakdown of families increases the strain on the state.
As the title of the upcoming families green papers make plain, relationships play a major role. Both parties will put more focus on relationship counselling, particularly during flashpoints such as the birth of a child or redundancy. Children brought up in households where parents are at each others' throats are, after all, less likely to achieve.
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