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The best policy the Tories could introduce is a proper married couples allowance

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  • robin_banks
    robin_banks Posts: 15,778 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    It is a personal choice - to marry or not to marry - neither specifically means more commitment than the other.

    But commitment or otherwise marriage is a legal entity - your partnership/contract is legally recognised and registered. Cohabitation is not a legally recognised entity.

    Civil partnerships are roughly the same as a hetrosexual marriage - a legally recognised and registered partnership/contract.

    If the gov't decide to reinstate the married couples tax allowance then I would imagine it is for couples who are married/in civil partnership.

    Especially if it is a conservative gov't as David Cameron has been saying for a number of years that he would like marriage to be recognised in the tax system.

    Tories, family values, blah blah blah. No one has yet to post evidence that a co-habiting couple are in any way less commited to each other than a married couple.
    "An arrogant and self-righteous Guardian reading tvv@t".

    !!!!!! is all that about?
  • carolt
    carolt Posts: 8,531 Forumite
    I've been going out with a girl, her name is Julie..........

    Give us a clue. Is it julieq?

    Are you Mr q?
  • carolt
    carolt Posts: 8,531 Forumite
    Tories, family values, blah blah blah. No one has yet to post evidence that a co-habiting couple are in any way less commited to each other than a married couple.

    Nonsense, a return to Tory "family values" is clearly just what we need.

    After all, it was sooo successful for the Major govt.
  • robin_banks
    robin_banks Posts: 15,778 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    carolt wrote: »
    Give us a clue. Is it julieq?

    Are you Mr q?

    Don't understand.
    "An arrogant and self-righteous Guardian reading tvv@t".

    !!!!!! is all that about?
  • adouglasmhor
    adouglasmhor Posts: 15,554 Forumite
    Photogenic
    carolt wrote: »
    Oh, I'm wrong.

    StevieJ is as intolerant as you. :)



    Is this the definition of intolerant that reads not gullible?

    you realise this is a troll thread right?

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    The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head. Terry Pratchett


    http.thisisnotalink.cöm
  • adouglasmhor
    adouglasmhor Posts: 15,554 Forumite
    Photogenic
    carolt wrote: »
    Give us a clue. Is it julieq?

    Are you Mr q?

    It's Jilted John by Jilted John

    Chorus is Gordon is a Moron, Gordon is a moron.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMj1xM8QCRg
    The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head. Terry Pratchett


    http.thisisnotalink.cöm
  • carolt
    carolt Posts: 8,531 Forumite
    And it's an MSE in-joke.

    Sorry to have confused you. ;)
  • carolt
    carolt Posts: 8,531 Forumite
    Is this the definition of intolerant that reads not gullible?

    you realise this is a troll thread right?

    So does that make you a troll too?

    Could you two start your own little thread?
  • robin_banks
    robin_banks Posts: 15,778 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    carolt wrote: »
    Nonsense, a return to Tory "family values" is clearly just what we need.

    After all, it was sooo successful for the Major govt.

    Indeed so, the proponent having an affair with a cabinet member, his son divorcing with his 'unreasonable' behaviour being quoted, and then setting up a 'love nest' (a bit 80's I know) with his son's deputy head.

    A return to Tory family values is just what we need.
    "An arrogant and self-righteous Guardian reading tvv@t".

    !!!!!! is all that about?
  • carolt
    carolt Posts: 8,531 Forumite
    Could it be even shorter lived than the Major govt?

    Now there's a hope.
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