Its always good to see that our Government has got its priorities right.
On the day that they require our armed forces to sneak out of Northern Ireland with their tail between their legs because the politicians capitulated entirely, only killed 730 service men,thats 730 family lives destroyed for no good reason, and what do they do
They announce that if you live with someone when you part they will have a claim on your assetts.
Never mind Iraq, Afghanistan, NHS in melt down, transport grid locked etc, etc, etc
Could I politely suggest that before they extend the legalised theft to co-habitees that they tidy up the law on married couples, it would just take a simple change, in fact it could logically apply to both categories and has the added advantage thats it how things are in Scotland already.
So what is it, simple, what you both have when you meet remains yours, what you jointly create during the relationship is divided on a straight 50/50 basis. This would also include responsibility for any children created during the relationship.
Simple, straight forward and understandable, the only disadvantage that I can see is that it would deny the legal industry their most lucrative area of income.Of course it won't happen because the majority of MP's are also lawyers.
Perhaps Dave Cameron would like to champion this, he could do with a policy or two