David Cameron speech 'on families and relationships'

David Cameron speech 'on families and relationships'; Cameron speech SOT - So, to start off with, we will be making funding available for innovative work with up to 500 troubled families in different local authorities. Emma and others will be helping to pioneer a new way of doing things: less bureaucratic, less impersonal, more human, more effective. Above all, treating the whole family as a unit, not just a collection of individuals. Our side of the bargain of this: we will strip away the bureaucracy and give her, and the many others who we hope will follow her lead, the freedom she needs to make a difference. Her side of the bargain: to get these families back into work and on their feet. I really believe we can make a difference this way. Indeed, I set this ambition: by the end of this Parliament, I want us to try and turn around every troubled family in the country. Because the way I see it: no family is beyond hope and no family should be beyond help. Help with money, with time, in the early years, with our culture, for troubled families. - There's one other area which family-friendly reform should touch, and that is relationship support. This is an incredibly tough issue for politicians. Our relationships are fragile and break down just like other people's. These issues are very personal, and some might say we should stay clear. But I think that's a bit of a cop-out. The whole country pays the price of failing relationships, so discussing the issue should be part of our politics. There's a lot of evidence to suggest that while people initially look to families and friends for help with any problems they face, when things get really tough they do want more expert advice. Indeed, two-thirds of people who have separated, one-half of those who plan to separate, and even one-in-five people in a stable relationship say they would like more direct help with relationship problems. What's more, as you well know, when couples are helped through their problems, rel...