You know, when the pope went on in his recent encyclical about how the family ‘is experiencing a profound cultural crisis’ he wasn’t half right. His reflection that ‘the individualism of our postmodern and globalized era favours a lifestyle which … distorts family bonds’ came to mind when I got this very special Valentine’s press release from a money saving website. It’s offering your cheapest ever divorce for £36, so long as you apply today.
I always thought, myself, that no fault divorce was a really bad idea in undermining the contractual character of marriage, but I never thought that the commodification of the end of marriage – cheapening the bond in every sense – would follow it quite so quickly.
Anyway, here it is, for advocates of consumer capitalism to savour on Valentine’s Day:
Starmer’s grooming gang stance might not last the weekend
Britain’s cheapest ever divorce – a Valentine Day special
February 14 is regarded as one of the most romantic days of the year but if your relationship has begun to wane take heart – you can now get a Valentine divorce for just £36.
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It is always interesting to watch a dam burst. In the past week, as Elon Musk and other prominent Americans discovered the British ‘grooming gang’ scandal, British politics has suddenly had to face up to something it has spent a quarter of a century trying to ignore. One would hope that the claim that thousands
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