Family Pressures

Check out a fascinating report by the Relationships Foundation, with some really important insights into the relative position Britain's families are in when compared to their European neighbours in the context of a host of dimensions, such as work, finance, caring and the environment.
A very brief introduction from the Relationships Foundation says:


Our index, built entirely on official data from Eurostat, Eurofound, and the OECD, shows that the UK is almost the least family friendly country in Europe. Families in the UK are the third most pressured of 27 European countries. Only families in Bulgaria and Romania have a worse time of it. Financial and work pressures, combine with poor maternity and paternity provision, and poor living environments put our families among the most pressured in Europe.

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The Foundation juxtaposes the position of families in Britain with the oft avowed commitment of the Coalition to "make Britain the most family friendly country in Europe" and sets a challenge to make the apparent rhetoric a policy reality.