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Unit1Schoollife

Clip1Healthyeating

Woman1:Theschoolsaredoingitbecausethey'vegottopromotehealthyeating

andIthinkifstherightmessage.ButIthinkreallytheyshouldtargettheparents

beforehand,becauseIthinkit'squitesadforthechildrentohavethingsinthere

andthentotakethemaway.

Woman2:Ithinkit'sagoodidea.Ithinkchildrenshouldeathealthywhilethey're

atschool.Treatsshouldbeatweekendsorafterschool.

Man1:Sowhatisallowedinchildren'slunchbags?Well,hereIhaveanarrayof

food.Goodandbad.

Man2:Sandwiches,pasta,fruitandnutsarefine.Sweets,crisps,fizzy1[1]drinks

andchocolatethougharesettobetakenaway.

Clip2Grantsforschoolbuildings

Voice-over:Thebuildingworkcontinuesbutfbrhowmuchlonger?They'reready

tostartasecondphaseofrefurbishmenthere,butthecollegemayhavetosendthe

buildershome.

Woman1:We'vejustcomeupontotheroofoftheoldbuildingandasyoucansee

there,thatisthenewbuildingwe'vebeenworkingonfbrtwoyearsandwe'rejust

abouttomoveintotherefurbishmentofthisgreattwo-liftedbuilding.

Voice-over:TheprincipalofSouthThamesCollegetoldmewhatwouldhappenof

shedoesn'tgetthemoneyforthenewbuildingproject.

Woman1:Iwillhavealreadycommittedsixandahalftoeightmillionpoundsthat

willthenbetheCollege'sdebt.Andthisbuildingwouldnolongerworkbecause

theserviceswouldbecutoffandthiswillhavetobemuffled.

Voice-over:Fromhairdressingtoforensicscience一over20,000studentsandadult

learnerscomehere.Someclassesareintheoldlistedbuilding.Butthebasement

floodsandtheheatingbreaksdownandthafswhytheywantedtogiveitarefurb.

Clip3Theincreasingtuitionfee

Voice-over:Universityfeespaidbythesestudentsarecappedataround3.000

poundsayear.Butthegovernmentisduetoreviewthesituationandthebody

representingthebossesofEngland'suniversitieshasasuggestion,toincreasefees

to5,000oreven7,000poundsayear.

Woman1:Wehaveaworld-classreputationthatneedstobemaintained.Students,

Ithinkquiterightly,expectaveryhigh-qualityhighereducation.Andthathastobe

paidfor.

Woman2:Today'ssecond-yearstudentswillleaveuniversitywithdebtsofmore

than17,000poundsonaverage.Underoneoftheschemesbeingdiscussedtoday,

thatamountwillincreasetomorethan26,000pounds,asumthatcouldtakequitea

fewyearstopayoff.Thequestionis,wouldthisincreaseactuallyputyoungpeople

offfromapplyingtouniversityinthefirstplace.

Man1:Potentiallyyes.Yes,Iwouldhavetoassessmypersonalsituationatthat

time.ButIthinkitwillputalotofpeopleoffasit'sahugeamountofmoney.

Woman3:TmdoingahistorydegreesoIhaveabouteighthoursofcontactaweek.

Soasformymoneybeingwasted,whereasmedicalstudentshavelotsoflabsand

lotsofmoneyonthem,soIthinkitwouldkindofcausemetothinktwiceabout

goingtouniversityandwhichuniversityIgotoandwhere.

Man2:WellIthinkitisbreathtakinglyarrogantofuniversityvicechancellorstobe

talkingaboutdoublingtheleveloftuitionfeesandthelevelofgraduatedebtinthe

middleofarecession.Ithinktheyneedtogetoutoftheirivorytowertolookat

whatisgoingonwiththeeconomynow.Studentsareinincreasinghardship

alreadyandleavingtensofthousandofpeoplegraduatingwithevenbigger

amountsofdebtsisrecklessandirresponsible.

Voice-over:Introducingtuitionfeesinthefirstplacewascontroversialanddifficult

sothegovernmentisunlikelytorushtoincreasethemnow.AnnabelRoberts.ITV

News.

Clip4Graduatesfacingdifficulttime

Voice-over:Studentssettingoutonlife'sjourneyarefeelingtheeconomicstrain

beforethey'veevensecuredtheirfirstjob.Forastheeconomycontracts,graduates

vacancieshavefallenforthefirsttimeinthreeyears.

Woman1:MostoftheotherpeoplethatIknowinmydegree,inmycourse,they're

stillstrugglingtofindjobs.

Voice-over:DiphianSerranisafinal-yearstudenthopingforafirst-classdegree

andprayingforagoodjob.Sofar,despitenumerousinterviewsandanimpressive

CV,she'shadbadluck.

Woman1:Verybadluck.Unfortunately.I'vegonethroughtheinterviewstageof

many,sotothefinalstage.ButonceIreachthere,Ioftenget,eithergetrejectedor

ifs,youknow,“wellletyouknow".

Voice-over:Thedownturninmanufacturingandthemeltdowninthefinancial

servicesmeanthatnearlyhalfoftheemployersexpecttohirefewergraduatesthis

year.Thatmeansthecompetitiononcampushaseverbeentougher.

Woman2:Thisisthegenerationofuniversitystudentswhowerebomandbredin

theeconomicboom.Buttheyaregraduatingintheeconomicbust.Recruitmenfs

down,salariesarefrozen.Thisiscrunchtimeineverysense.

Man1:Thesetimesarealottougherthantheyhadbeenthelast10,15,possibly

even20years.Butemployersarestillrecruiting.Thebrainsoftodayaretheprofits

oftomorrow.Thequestioniswhetherthegraduatesareabletoadjusttheir

expectationstotherealitiesofthelabormarket.

Voice-over:Forthisfinalyearengineeringstudent,therealityisstillgreat.

Vacanciesintheengineeringandpublicsectorsareontherise.WilFsfoundajobin

abank.Hisstartingsalaryis42K.

Man2:Therearestillopportunitiesdownthereforpeoplebeingsmartor,kindof

risksavvyenoughtogetthemsoit'sjust,youknow,ifsmoredifficultbutit'snot

impossible.

Voice-over:Thegenerationwhoneverhaditsogoodaschildrenmayfindthe

economicrealitiesharderasadults.PennyMarshall.NewsatTen.Warwick

University.

Clip5Valueofadegree

Voice-over:'Tistheseasonwhen400,000brightyoungthingswriteoffhoping

theirdreamswillcometrue.NotalettertoSanta,butauniversityapplicationform.

Thegovernmentwantshalfofallouryoungpeopletoexperiencethewonderful

worldoftheundergraduate.Thejoyoflearning,ofstudentlife,thethrillof

graduation,theinvitationtohigh-powered,excitingcareers.

Therealitycanberatherdifferent.Afewyearsagothesetelesalesstaffwouldhave

beenschoolleavers.Todaythispublishingfirmemploysonlygraduates.Samejob,

similarsalary,differentqualifications.

Man1:Fifteenyearsagowewould'veprobablysaidthebasicrequirementswould

beA-levels.Becausethatwouldbethebenchmarkwewould'veexpectedournew

employeestohaveachieved.Youknownowweseethebenchmarkisbeingthe

degree.SoIthinktheveryfactthattherearefarmorestudentsleavinguniversity

lookingforjobs,enablesustospecifyadegreetodaywhereaswewouldn'thave

done15yearsago,

Voice-over:Thirty-fivepercentofgraduatesentertheworldofworkinajobthat

doesn'tneedadegree.Andmanygetstuckincareerstheydon'tlike.Askedwhat

theydidwanttodo,47%hopedforjobsinmedia,advertisingorPR.Otherpopular

careersincludedesign-favoredby21%ofwomen-andcomputing,pickedby

23%ofmen.Butover10%ofmediastudiesgraduatesarecurrentlyunemployed.

Ifsthesamefordesignstudies.Andevenworseincomputing.Unpopularcareers

includeengineering.Only9%ofstudentsmentionthat.Andyetunemployment

amongstcivilengineeringgraduatesisonly2.9%.

Attoday'sgraduaterecruitmentfair,thousandsofstudentsweresearchingforjobs.

Butengineeringstandsweretypicallydeserted.Andthosethatdidenquireoften

lackedrelevantqualifications.Theengineeringindustrybelievesinencouragingyet

moreschoolleaverstogotouniversitymaybeanexpensiveindulgence.

Man2:Universitiesarguethatwearenottraining,weareeducating.Weare

creatingpeoplewhocanthink.Now,ifwearejustproducingphilosophersand

thinkers,Idon'tthinkwearegoingtoresolvetheeconomicneedsofthiscountry.I

mean,thatwouldbeabsolutelysilly,quitefrankly.

Voice-over:Therearenow60,000differentdegreecoursesinBritain.Thebiggest

increaseinso-calledcheapdegrees,usuallyhumanitiesorsocialsciences,which

don'trequireequipmentorlaboratories.Universitiesgetmoneyfbrhowmany

studentstheyhaveandextracashiftheycanwooschoolleaversfrompoorand

deprivedbackgrounds.Studentsaresaddledwithdebts,justifiedbygovernmenton

thebasisthatacrossalifetime,adegreeisworthanextra400,000pounds.Butisit?

Man3:Therearetwoflawsinthegovemmenfsfigures.Firstlythey'rebasedon

thepercentageofgraduatesgoingthroughoureducation.Thosefigureswereina

smallpercent.Inacoupleofyears5timeoneineverytwopeoplewillgothrough

highereducationofthatagegroup.Thesecondbigfundamentalproblemisthey

werebasedonanemploymentmarketwheretherewasajobforlife,Thingshave

changed.

Voice-over:HereatthisplumbingschoolinNorthLondon,about20%oftheclass

aregraduateswho'vedecidedtoretrain.Manycomefromjustthekindof

backgroundsgovernmentwantstoencourageintohighereducation.Buttheir

experienceishardlyanadvert.

Man4:BythetimeIgraduatedIwouldsaythereweren'tthejobsthere.Soin

hindsight,itprobablywasawasteoftime,yeah.

Man5:Sohowmuchmoneydoyoureckonyoucanearnasaplumber?

Woman1:Well,theysaybetween50to75thousandinabout10years5time.

Man5:75grandl[2]?

Woman1:Approximately,yes.

Clip6Schooldisciplines(DavidCameron'sspeech,31July2007)

Sogoingbacktomyquestion,howdowetranslateourvaluesintoaction?To

reprise1[3]thosevalues,familiesastheoriginofsociety,theroleofschoolsin

backingupandaddingtothelessonsofhome,theneedforclearboundariesandfor

rulesofbehavior,thediversityandthedifferentnessofchildren,theobligationto

helpthemostvulnerableanddisadvantaged.

EarlierthismonthIspokeaboutfamilies.Mostofall,weneedtoencouragestable

parentalrelationshipsforexample,ashasbeensuggested,throughremovingthe

biasthroughagainstcohabitationinthebenefitssystemandusingthetaxsystemto

supportmarriedcouples.

YesterdayIspokeaboutspecialeducationalneeds.Weneedtoradicallyreformthe

statementingprocesstogiveparentswhattheyneed,includingamoresensitiveand

flexiblesystemofcategorisingspecialneeds.Parentsneedgreaterchoicebetween

specialistschoolsandmainstreamschools.Anduntilthesystemisproperly

balanced,webelieveweneedamoratorium1[4]ontheclosureofspecialschools.

TodayIwanttoexplainsomethingofwhatwe'lldotoimprovebehaviourinthe

mainstreamschools.

Sometimespeoplewhodiscusseducationgivetheimpressionthatsomesortof

incrediblycomplexalchemy.Itisn't.Weknowwhatworksbecauseweseeit,in

ourowncountryandoversees.Thebestschools,whethertheyareprivateschools,

academies,grammarschools,comprehensives,havesomesimplethingsin

common.Mostofall,theyhaveanindependentethosandclearrulesonacceptable

behaviour.

Schoolsshouldbeplaceswhereteachersteachandchildrenlearn-notsortof

holdingcentresforchildrenirrespectiveofhowbadlytheybehave.Mostofall,

theyshouldbeplaceswherethekidsrespect,andevenfear,theteachers,andnot

theotherwayaround.Ifwewantourchildrentogrowupinalovingenvironment,

theyneedtoknowwherethelinesareandnottostepoverthem.

Headsneedtobeabletoimposerealcodesofbehaviouranddisciplineandbe

backedupbyparents.

Teachersoftensaytomethattheysetclearrules,theyenforcethemandthenthe

parentscomealongandtakethesideofthechild.Thiscancompletelyundermine

theauthorityoftheschoolandcontributedirectlytobadbehaviour.

Nowmanyschoolshavehome-schoolcontracts,settingoutinblackandwhitewhat

isexpectedoftheschool,oftheparentandofthechild.I'dliketotakethisidea

furtherandmakethemenforceable,asrequirementsofadmissionandasgrounds

forexclusion.

Headteachersshouldbeabletosaytoparents,ifyoudon'tsignuptothiscodeof

conductforyourselvesandyourchildren,yourchildcannotcometoschoolas

simpleasthat.

AndIwanttostrengthenthepositionofteachersaswell.Moreneedsbedoneto

protectteachersfromthetinyminoritywhoarebentonunderminingauthorityin

schoolsbymakingfalseallegationsofabuseagainsttheteacher.Thisisagrowing

problem.ArecentsurveyinSecEdmagazineindicatedthat20percentofteachers

hadbeenfalselyaccusedand55percentofteachersknewacolleagueintheir

schooltowhomthishadhappened.

TheTeacherSupportphonelineistakingalmosttwiceasmanycallsaboutpupil

allegationsasitdidayearago.Yetinthepasttenyearsonlythreepercentof

seriousallegationshaveactuallyresultedinaconviction.Andthafswhywe

believethatteachersshouldhavethefullprotectionofanonymityuntilthecase

againstthemhasactuallybeendealtwith.

Giventheelementaryprinciplethataheadteachermusthavecontroloverthe

standardsofbehaviourinhisorherschool,thismustmean,asalastresort,the

powertoexcludepupilswhoseconductbadlydisruptstheeducationofothers.

Today,atthemoment,ifaheadteacherexcludesapupil,thechildhasarightof

appealtoanexternalpanelrunbythelocalauthority.Andcurrentlyaquarterofthe

exclusionswhicharereviewedbyappealspanelsareoverturned.Morethanhalfof

thesepupilsarethenreturnedtotheschoolfromwhichtheyhavebeenexpelled.

Nowjustimaginewhatthatdoestothestandingoftheheadteacherintheeyesof

thestudents.Toseeachild,expelledforbadbehaviour,swaggeringbackintothe

school.Itsendscompletelythewrongmessageabouttherelativepowerofthechild

andoftheschoolitself.Thelocalauthorityshouldbetheretoservetheschool,to

helptheschool,tosupporttheschool,nottheotherwayaround.

Unit2Loveandfamily

Clip1Valentine'sDay

Voice-over:AnavalancheofcolortodayatBritain'sbiggestflowermarket,new

ConventGarden.EvenbythestandardsofValentine'sDay,tradehasbeen

awesome.Doubleanaveragedayand20%uponlastyear.Butthisiswherelove

reallywasintheair,asmobilephonemastsradiatedromance.Theindustry

estimates80milliontextmessagesweresent,doublethedailyaverage.

Man1:Thegoodthingwithatextmessageisyounearlyalwaysgetaresponse.

Youcan'tguaranteetogetthatwhenyousendabunchofflowersorananonymous

card.

Man2:OK,thismightnotbethemostsentimentalthought,butonValentine's

Dayromanceisn'tjustanemotion,ifsarapidlygrowingindustry.Today25

millionpound'sworthofflowersweregiven.Twenty-twomillioncardsweresent

andatleast2.25millionromantice-mailsweresentonworkcomputers.

Voice-over:ThafsaccordingtothoseusinganewsystemtostopInternet

pornography.ScreeningforX-ratedl[l]material,todayhadanaccidentalbut

interestingby-product.

Man3:CoincidentallywepickupthistimeoftheyeartripleX'sine-mails.And

ofcoursewhatwediscoveristhatanawfullotofthesearejustValentine's

messagessignedwithkissesandnotpornographyatall.

Voice-over:ButevenwithflowerpricestriplingthroughValentine'sDaydemand,

manypeoplefelttheycouldn'tgetawaywithmerelysendingane-mailortext.And

thatmeantshellingoutaroundfivepoundsatimeforasingleredrose.

Man4:Definitelywe'reundersomekindofpressuretoday.Withjustsome

flowersandjustcardofsomesort,youknow.

Man5:1thinkit'squitecommercialized,butIguessit'salwaysgoodtogiveeach

otherpresentsonValentine'sDay.

Voice-over:Buttodayhasproventhattheelectronicswhichhavebecomeapartof

lifearealsorapidlybecomingapartoflove.ChrisChoi.ITVNews.

Clip2Househusband

Voice-over:Gettingreadyinthemorningisthesamerushforthisfamilyasitis

foranyother.TheonlydifferenceisKirsty'sparentshaveswappedtraditionalroles.

Themotherthebreadwinner,thefatherpartofagrowingbreedofmenturned

homemaker.Whenfour-year-oldKirstywasbom,itmadesensetoherfatherto

lookafterher.Heenjoysit,butnowhastheproblemtraditionallyfacedbymothers

wantingtogetbacktowork.

Manl:Asfarasanemployerisconcerned,youravailabilityisverysporadic,so

youcan'tevenstartpart-timework,orlookforpart-timework,jvithaviewto

gettingfull-timework.

Voice-over:ConferenceorganizerssayparentslikeKirsty5sareincreasinglyputin

thepositionwheretheydoallorverylittleparenting.Theysaybygivingmenmore

freedomtobewiththeirchildren,acrisisoffatherhoodcouldbeavoided.Greg

Oliver.ITN.CentralLondon.

Voice-overJohnStanleyissomethingofastatisticaloddity,asinglefather

strugglingtobringuphisyoungson.Mr.StanleyfromCorbeyisoneofonly2%of

familiesrunsolelybymen.Heisseparatedfromhisparentsbutunlikenineoutof

tencases,woncustodyofthree-year-oldSean.Butwhilesinglemomsmaynowbe

acceptedaspartofmoderndaylife,society,itappears,hasbeenslowerwhenit

comestodads.

Man2:Whafsthemostdifficultbit,youseentobeisolatedbyyourself.You

don'tseempartofasociety...nomore.Nowpeoplelookatyouabitdifferent,you

know,likeyourdollsgroundyouandthingslikethat.

Voice-over:Whateverfather'sstatutory成文法rights,manyfamiliesareadopting

anincreasingegalitarianapproachtotheirrolesasparents.IntheDixon'scase,

theyarenowbothbreadwinnersandbothsharetheworkofchildcaring.

Man3:BeforeIthought,ifI'mgoingtowork,shedoesallthehouseworkandall

thekids.AndifshewenttoworkIwoulddoeverything.Butnowwe'reboth

workingandwebothstilldotheworkinthehouse.

Voice-over:Whoeverthebreadwinner,fewwouldarguenowadaysthataman's

placetoocanbeathome.Though,whenitcomestopoliticalcorrectness,don'trely

onthechildren.

Man4:Whowouldyouprefer,yourmommyordaddystayingathome?

Girl1:Mommy.

Man4:Butdaddyisallaround,isn'the?

Girl1:1likemommybetter,'causemommyisnice.

Clip3Stepfamily

Voice-over:TheBennetfamilysettledownforSundaylunchinBigginHillin

Kent.MichaelandMargaretmarriedthreeyearsagoafterbothbeingwidowed.

Theirchildren,whocomefrombothmarriages,rangefrom13to20andallstill

liveathome.Michaelisaplasterer,currentlystackingsupermarkettrolleys,

becausehecan'tfindenoughwork.Margaretisaplaygroundsupervisorinher

son'ssecondaryschool.Moneyistightandthefamilyisofviralsupport.

Man1:I'mmarriedtothisniceladyandwegetonquitewell,youknow.And

thingscouldbebetterforusbutwejusthavetoacceptwhatwe'vegot.Sometimes

IfeelthatIjustdon'twanttogoonsometimes,becauseifs,youknow,toomuch

pressureisonhereallthetime.Myfamilyhere...theyreallygivemeallthesupport

thatIneedreally.They'veseenthroughthegoodtimesandthey'veseenme

throughthebadtimes.

Girl1:Somefamiliesarebreakingdown,butIthinkthey'vebeensortofreformed

instepfamilies.Ithinkmyfriendshavedifferentsortsofstepfamilies.Myfather

diedandmystepfather'swifediedsothenyouknow,theymarriedandformed

anotherfamilyunit.

Voice-over:Theideaoffamilythenremainsverystrong,despitetheemotionaland

economicstrainsof90slife—afactwhichsurprisedtheresearchers.

Man2:Welookedwhereverwecouldinthesurveytolookforevidencethatwhat

wasactuallyhappeningtothefamilywassomehowdangerousorthreatening,and

wecouldn'tfindit.Broadlyspeaking,asfaraswecanmeasurethesethings,people

stillhaveasmuchcontactwiththefamilyasever,andrelyontheirfamilyasmuch

aseverforpracticalsupportandemotionalsupport.

Voice-over:Onefinalobservation:Morepeoplearenowhappytoseeexplicitsex

scenesontelevision,provideditisafterthenineo5clockwatershed.Attitudes

towardsgaysexontelevisionthoughremainmoreinhibited.Overall,thesocial

attitudessurveypresentsacontradictorypicture.Moralvaluesmaynotbeincrisis,

buttheyarechangingtoreflectnewstylesoffamilylife.Apointwhichpoliticians

andpundits1[2]woulddowelltoremember.

Clip4ArrangedmarriageinIndia

Voice-over:AtaSikhtempleinDerby,BulvinderSinghandSuvinderKaurare

joinedinholymatrimony.Itisthethirdtimetheyhavemet.Thisisanarranged

marriage,brokeredthroughbyanintermediary.Thecoupleintroducedonlyafter

thetwofamilieshadagreedontheirmutualacceptability.

Woman1:Itwaswiththefamilypushedandthenwewereallowedfor10minutes

totalk.Thatwecouldtalkabouttheentrancetoyour...

Voice-over:NearlyallAsianmarriagesherearearranged,themajority

successfullyso.Butsometimesthelinebetweenarrangedandforcedisathinone.

Ifit'scross,therecanbebitterunhappiness.ThisfugitiveMuslimbridewouldnot

showherface.

Woman2:ToconvincemyparentsthatIdon'tliketheperson,Itriedtocommit

suicide.Andatthefirstdaylight,atleasttheywillunderstandmyfeelingsthatI

don'twantthatguy.NowwhenIgotbackfromthehospital,Tvebeenpushed

againtogo.

Voice-over:TheAsiancommunityfrownsonseparationandwhenithappens,the

culturesofEastandWestcancollidewithpainfulconsequences.Theyounger

generationdonotsoreadilyshareadherencetotheoldways.Increasingly

expectationsaredifferent.

Woman3:Oftentheyoungclientwouldsay,“ButIdon'tlovehim.Ineverwanted

tomarryhim.Iwasforcedintoit.Whycan'tIgetdivorced?/zThenIhavetosay,

“Wellyoucan't.Becausethelawdoesn'tallowyoutodothat.，z

Voice-over:ButwhenNazreenAkhmaFsmarriagewasannulledbyaScottish

court,acrucialprecedentwasset.

Man1:Getoutofhereyoubastards!

Voice-over:Herfatherisenragedbythemediaattention.CameronFyfe,the

lawyerofNazreenandShamzadsaystheScottishrulingswillbelegallypersuasive

inEnglandaswell.He'salreadyhandlingsevensimilarcasesandbelieveshehas

openedafloodgateforpotentialclients.

Man2:Theytellmethere5sanarmyofpeopleouttherewhoarestuckinarranged

marriageandwantoutofthem,becausetheywereforcedintothemagainsttheir

will.Andtheynowseetheseparticularcasesasbeingawayoutofthesituation.

Woman4:IttookmethreeyearstogetwhereIamnow.Tmasinglepersonwho

wasforcedintothatmarriageandIwasneverhappy.AndIthinkitwasworthitin

theend.Tmfreeandsinglenow.

Man3:HereattheweddingreceptioninDerby,noonehasanydoubtsabout

arrangedmarriages.ctTheyare”,theysay,“thebestway,"Theypointto

centuriesoftradition,whichhaveshownthatwhentwofamiliesarejoinedlikethis,

thefoundationsonwhichthepartnershipisbuiltaremoresolidthanthoseenjoyed

byWesterncouples.

Voice-over:ForSuvinderandBulvindertherearenomisgivings.Bothwillfollow

traditionwillingly.Bothbelievetherightarrangementhasbeenmade.Butfor

others,courtcasesnowbeingpreparedmaypresentawayoutofmarriageswhich

seemtoofferlittlechanceofhappinessandnohopeofescape.TimEwart.News

matTen.Derby.

Clip5Marriedrelationship

Woman1:Thereisnoperfectwayofbringingupchildren,buttwomarried

parentsofferthebestchance.Notonlydotheyprovidethestabilityandsecurity

whichchildrenneed,buttheyofferanexampleoflife-longcommitment.Unlike

otherrelationshipsbetweenmenandwomenwhichareoftenbasedondesire,the

exerciseofpowerandflinty1[3]passion,amarriedrelationshipisbasedon

self-sacrificeandequalityanditofferschildrenalinktothewiderworldof

employmentandsociallifeinadditiontotheprotectionandsecuritywhichitgives.

Man1:1thinkitisveryimportantforthechildrentoobviouslyhaveastable

familyunitsurroundingthem.Ithinkitcanbebeneficialfortheminthelongterm

astheydeveloptoknowthattheirmotherandfatherweremarriedandthatwelove

oneanotherandcontinuetoloveoneanother.

Voice-over:TheWatsonshavebeenmarriedfor18yearsandhavethreechildren.

Theyspeakfromexperience.

Woman2:Wealwaysknowthatwecandependonthem,sortof,say,from

grandparentsandbrothersandsistersif,ifnecessary.IknowthatifIhadaproblem,

whensomebodywassick,whenthechildrenweresickorwhenStuartwassick,I

knowthatIcouldringmymumifyoulikeandmyparentscertainly.Iknowthey

wouldbeinthecarandbedownhereandtheywouldbesupportingus,looking

afterthechildrenifnecessaryandI'msureyourparentswouldtoo.

Man1:True,andbynotsayingit.

Voice-over:Ifsthelifetimecommitmentoftheparentsthatgiveschildrensecurity

andstabilityandmakeswiderfamilysupportpossible.Whenthatisthreatened,it

affectsall.

Woman2:Allthechildrenhavegotfriendswho'vebeeninthesituationwhere

parentshavegotdivorcedanditaffectsthechildrenfromthemarriagebutalsoour

childrenbeingsortofinvolved,especiallywhenthey'reyounger.Andasit'sgoing

onitaffectsfamilymemberstoo.Imeanthe,itmakestheminsecure,evenif

they'renotpartofit,fbrseeingwhafshappeningtoothers.

Voice-over:Norcanyouseparatetheemotionaleffectsfromthefinancial.

Man1:Itwouldbedisastrousfinancially,fromtheemotionallyandeverything

else.IfIthenhadtogoandsetupanotherhomeandpaymaintenanceandallthe

restofit,yesitwouldbedevastatingfinancially.

Man2:Asfarasmarriedpeopleareconcernedwithchildren,thereareno

allowancesthatasinglepersonwithchildrencanalsoget.Andinfactthereareno

allowancesinthetaxsystematallforsomebodyhavingchildren.

Voice-over:Shouldwenowreconsidertheframeworkoflawandtaxation?

Clip6Workingmothers

Woman1:I'mamotherofthreedaughtersandwhenIhadmyfirstitwasvery

verydifficultwhenIgotbacktoworkasIhadtoworkfull-timeorIbasically

wouldhavelostmyjob.Andtherewasnoflexibility.

Woman2:I'maworkingmotheroftwochildren.I'veneveraskedforspecial

treatmentfrommycompanyandIfeelthatI'veworkedextrahardinordertokeep

myjob.

Woman3:I'mtheownerofacoupleofsmallbusinessesandIdon'tchooseto

employwomenofchildbearingagebecausemybusinessescannotsustainthecosts.

Woman4:SoSylvia,whatyouaresayingisthatinyourbusinessyouwouldn't

haveemployedwomenlikeSueandlikeFranciswhentheywerehavingtheir

children.

Woman3:Notwhentheywerehavingchildrenandthatsounds