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Conservative leader David Cameron yesterday pledged to put families at the heart of his agenda, as a party commission warned marriage breakdown was behind many of Britain's social problems. A study led by the Tories' former leader Iain Duncan Smith said massive debt and broken families were creating a "growing underclass" and called for a radical reappraisal of policy on marriage. Hailing the report as "powerful and convincing", Mr Cameron said that Tory policies should aim to help families stay together - possibly by reforming the tax system to reward marriage.
INDIVIDUAL carbon allowances could be introduced within five years as the Government seeks to slash harmful greenhouse gas emissions, said a feasibility study published yesterday. Ministers are considering plans for a carbon "credit card" to be swiped on payment for petrol, flights and utility bills. The study was commissioned by Environment Secretary David Miliband, who said an individual carbon allowance scheme had "a simplicity and beauty that would reward carbon thrift".See the full content of this document
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Families Come First - Cameron
THE number of households struggling to repay their mortgage debt has risen, accor...
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