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  Unmarried parents are not to be penalised, it is correcting the 'couples penalty' by which it is the married couple, staying together who are being penalised. It merely recognised the superiority of stable relationships and the overall benefit of them to society, particularly when children are involved. Figures show that married couples are more stable than unmarried couples due to the commitment they make, despite the increase in divorce.
  
  Tax and benefits are interweaved since Brown introduced tax credits, a plainly daft and expensive system.
  
  Civil partnerships are also to be recognised in the same way.
  
  No backtracking at all Howard, incidentaly. This will be done in the first Parliament, not the first year as previously hoped for, thanks to Brown's economic mess.

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