The Guardian’s interview with David Willetts is a decent preview of the Tories’ forthcoming green paper on family policy, and is neatly summarised by Jonathan Isaby here. Although I have my doubts about some Tory thinking in this area, there are a few encouraging ideas in there – such as relationship guidance schemes modelled on those provided by the Bristol community family trust.
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One of the most eye-catching passages of the interview comes when Willetts takes on the “nudgers” in his own party, who are keen on influencing public behaviour but feel that promoting marriage may be a step too far:
“Willetts believes that marriage should be promoted and protected as he expresses exasperation with people who rave about the new “nudge” philosophy, which says people can be gently persuaded to change habits, but who seem wary of speaking up about marriage.
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