Yes, I know that David Davis is one of the better tories and yes, I know that he is talking sense when he points out Labour's benefit failures. Yes, he is quite right that the disastrous figures for new marriages can be laid firmly at the door of Labour whose policies have made marriage a poor option for so many.He probably believes - and rightly - that many labourites actually oppose marriage per se and are not unhappy to see the social mayhem caused.
What Mr Davis cannot claim is that the Conservatives' hands are sparkling clean in this matter. It was Chancellors under John Major who first began the rot - all Labour have done is to build on the wreckage. It was the Conservatives under John Major who began cutting the married couple's tax allowance in 1994/95. It was finally abolished by a Labour government in 2000.
In the immortal words of Al Murray - "Shame on YOU!"
LINK: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=545849&in_page_id=1770
