SOCIAL BREAKDOWN AND LONELINESS

LEWIS SMITH, Times

A GROWING sense of loneliness among pensioners is destroying the self-belief and quality of life of the generation that won the war... The fast pace of modern life is blamed by the age group as a prime factor in their dislocation from society with more than two thirds — about three million — feeling out of touch. Some 9 per cent feel completely cut off from society; 21 per cent feel they have been cast off and are of use to no one.

LABOUR MUST GO for the sake of housing policy

A review of Labour policy - and an overview of the Tory vision - from the shadow housing minister.

John Hayes MP
27 March 2005

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Increase Home Ownership And Increase Pull-Through From Temporary To Social Housing

Scott Kelly, Conservative Party Policy Unit

Strengthen Families And Reduce Welfare Dependency

Jill Kirby, Centre for Policy Studies author

COMMENT: The Incredibles DVD pays tribute to 'the homemaker'

Paul Gallagher | Townhall.com | 02 May

COMMENT: Abstinence education protects children

Robert Rector | National Review | 29 April

NEWS: 'Daisy chaining' - group sex for Britain's teenagers

Celia Hall | D Tel | 28 April

NEWS: Vatican criticises Spain's 'iniquitous' gay marriage plans

Isambard Wilkinson | D Tel | 23 April

SPEECH: Rowan Williams questions how Britain raises its children

Lambeth Palace | 12 April

LEADING ARTICLE: Australia (and the developed world) need more babies

The Australian | 11 April

NEWS: Labour promise one million new homeowners

BBC Online | 01 April

NEWS: Michael Howard to offer £460m more childcare help for working parents

ITV News | 28 March

ANALYSIS: Tory MPs fail on gay rights according to Stonewall survey

Patrick Wintour | Guardian | 25 March

SURVEY: 60% of 14 year-old girls who had sex used alcohol

Sky News | 24 March

NEWS: I was wrong to introduce Section 28, says Michael Howard in interview with gay magazine

Andrew Grice | Independent | 19 March

NEWS: Californian judge OKs gay marriage

Fox News | 15 March

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