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Family Matters
The Common Good, Issue 201 (Winter 2009/10)

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"CSM has put itself in the forefront of the debate and I'm delighted that Christians are being given this chance to contribute their thoughts on how we best support marriage and families across Britain.  I particularly welcome the way contributors to The Common Good emphasise the ways Government has supported family stability, including through keeping unemployment down and tackling child poverty."

The Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, Prime Minister


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Leading the debate on the family
Stephen Beer outlines the points made in our Tawney Dialogue by a cabinet minister and others More ...
Stephen Beer
Faith in the future
Helen Dennis catches up with three CSM members who will be standing as candidates at the general election: Sam Burden, Susan Elan Jones, and Allan Davies More ...
Helen Dennis
Family debate continues - children and parenting
Labour has published its Green Paper on the family. A focus on family stability should help children in divided families maintain relationships with both parents. More ...
Stephen Beer
Family matters
An introduction from the Editor of The Common Good, Daniel Gover. More ...
Daniel Gover
The family and the left
Stephen Beer and Jayne Buchanan argue that Christians on the left need to get serious about the family. More ...
Stephen Beer and Jayne Buchanan
Campaign socialists
With a general election just months away, Andy Flannagan recounts his experiences of campaigning, and sees it as an opportunity to follow Christ’s example of service. More ...
Andy Flannagan
Which political issues?
In the second instalment of a three-part series for The Common Good, Nick Spencer asks which political issues Christians should be most concerned about. More ...
Nick Spencer
Information about the family
Some of the sources we used when writing The family and the left. More ...
Stephen Beer
A clear choice
Stephen Timms MP argues that supporting marriage through the tax system would favour those least in need of support. More ...
Stephen Timms
Supporting families fairly
While focusing state benefits would improve the opportunities of the most disadvantaged, writes Lee Clark, the Child Trust Fund should remain available to all. More ...
Lee Clark
The family and wellbeing
Ali Gordon discusses Labour’s record on the family with Labour MP Andy Reed. More ...
Ali Gordon
Has Labour delivered for the world's poor?
Joel Edwards and Douglas Alexander weigh up how successful the government has been on international development. More ...
Joel Edwards and Douglas Alexander
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