57% of single mothers say they have never lived with a husband or boyfriend because they make the ‘lifestyle choice’ to stay on their own, reports The Mail.
20 years ago, only 15% of single mothers of children under 13 said they had never lived with a partner.
So much for the millions poured into teenage sex education. In many cases this will have been a deliberate lifestyle choice - which is open to these young women because of hugely expensive benefits policies which reward these women for having a child when they are still very young.
Click on 'Best rated' in the Mail's comments section to get a taste of the healthy scepticism with which the government's protestations on this are viewed. These girls make what for them is a cool, rational choice.
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