We, too, are complicit in this silence when the question comes up with friends and we say nothing
Topic: family
Cherie Blair says it’s ‘dangerous’ for women to stay at home to look after their children, who benefit if their mother works. But the evidence says not
Posted on Monday, 25 June 2012
She says women should have a choice: except, it seems, if they choose to disagree with her
A Michelin-starred chef on why families should always eat together
Posted on Thursday, 10 May 2012
It matters more than you think, says Richard Corrigan
Sweden is discovering the cost of pushing mothers back into work
Posted on Monday, 27 February 2012
Its wraparound child care system is a dangerous social experiment that has damaged family life
The Children’s Society has repudiated its support for the traditional married family, with Archbishop Sentamu’s backing: is he aware what he has done?
Posted on Thursday, 12 January 2012
If so, is this a new development in Anglican opinion?
Pope condemns persecution of Christians
Posted on Monday, 9 January 2012
In his address to diplomats Benedict XVI laments violent attacks on Christians as well as efforts to push religion out of the public sphere
Now we know where we are with Mr Clegg. Marriage, he thinks, is just one among many versions of ‘the family institution’
Posted on Monday, 19 December 2011
It’s all so outdated, now the research shows how much more stable marriage is than cohabitation
Steve Jobs, says Lord Sacks, epitomised the self-obsession of the modern world: ‘we now have a culture of iPod, iPhone, iTune, i, i, i’
Posted on Friday, 25 November 2011
We are trapped in an egocentric culture: only faith and family can make us free
Now we have proof that abolishing parental rights and encouraging single-parent families was disastrous: the disaster has happened
Posted on Monday, 15 August 2011
What was done by design can be undone the same way. But will there be enough political determination to do it?
How can we revive family life in Britain?
The family is the original safety net. But, for many of us, it’s just not there any more