I am so bored of politicians talking about 'working families', who it seems are their sole priority.<\/p>\n
I wonder if they ever worry about single people?<\/p>\n
Or retired people?<\/p>\n
Or students?<\/p>\n
Or families where work is not possible because of disability, ill health, or the simple absence of available work?<\/p>\n
And what about those separated from their families? Do they matter?<\/p>\n
And why isn't the offence that this focus on families causes not considered, not least to those unable to have one?<\/p>\n
'Working families' is a trope. It is intended to appeal to quite a small segment within society. I find it offensive. It really should be banned from the political lexicon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"