I went up to the top of the career ladder and I came down again, I am past all that.

The financial costs of family breakdown are incredibly high.

What we want to do is reform the welfare system in the way that Tony Blair talked about 13 years ago but never achieved - a system that was created for the days after the Second World War. That prize is now I think achievable.

Too many couples break up without understanding the consequences for their families.

With participation in politics so low at the moment I think Christians should ensure their views are represented at all levels and not leave it to others.

All too often, government's response to social breakdown has been a classic case of 'patching' - a case of handing money out, containing problems and limiting the damage but, in doing so, supporting - even reinforcing - dysfunctional behaviour.

Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy.