I Hate This Argument That

All Too Often, Government's Response To Social Breakdown Has Been A Classic Case Of 'patching' - A Case Of Handing Money Out, Containing Problems And Limiting The Damage But, In Doing So, Supporting - Even Reinforcing - Dysfunctional Behaviour.

I Hate This Argument That Says Little Britain Or Something Outside, Or Britain Is Part Of A Wider Europe. We Can Both Be Within Our Trading Relationships Within Europe But We Can Also Be A Fantastic Global Trader.

All I Can Say To The Others Is, 'look Out, We're On Our Way.

Government Cannot Do It All. As We Work Hard To Break Welfare Dependency And Get Young People Ready For The Labour Market, We Need Businesses To Give Them A Chance And Not Just Fall Back On Labour From Abroad.

By Measuring The Proportion Of Children Living With The Same Parents From Birth And Whether Their Parents Report A Good Quality Relationship We Are Driving Home The Message That Social Programmes Should Promote Family Stability And Avert Breakdown.