Marriage: A Precious Resource

Governments and Quangos produce no end of policies and ideas for what they believe will create a better society and a stronger economy, but they may be overlooking one of the most fundamental building blocks of success. Demos, a (left leaning) think tank previously reported that the children of married parents twice as likely as those of single parents to have the most important characteristics for success. Hence, policy makers take note; an overemphasis on “family diversity” is likely to offset longer term economic strategies.