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  I agree the government can tilt the playing field this way and that - but they can't raise people's kids for them, teach them right from wrong, character, discipline, a moral code etc. They can't legislate for people's sexual behaviour unless you want Taleban style repression. They can manipulate the tax system to make marriage more attractive but they can't fully control whether people choose to get/stay together or divorce; nor whether they lead fulfilling lives and produce children who do the same, or waste themselves and produce angry, dysfunctional offspring...OK I accept if you are in real poverty and/or unemployed leading a decent life is very hard...and there the government has a role. But for me, saying 'it's up to the government' is both wishful thinking and an abdication of individual responsibility. The Tories won't be able to 'mend our broken society' any more than Labour has, without individuals and institutions doing their bit.

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