The report Breakthrough Britain: the next generation (News, 11 September), published by the Centre for Social Justice, established by the ex-leader of the Conservative party Iain Duncan Smith, reiterates the importance of relationships in every child's life. It is critical of current Labour policy for 'forgetting' this significance. The report comments in several places that 'the ills of society' are to be blamed on poor parent-child relationships and the thrust for mothers to return to work and contribute to the economy. It draws attention to brain studies as confirming that the foundations of happy and healthy lives are laid down in the early years by the formation of a close bond between parent and child.
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