UK: Million Children Live In Fatherless Households

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'The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) also says that the number of lone-parent families is increasing by 20,000 a year and will reach more than two million by the time of the 2015 general election.

The CSJ warned of a "tsunami" of family breakdown and accused Government of a "feeble" response to the problem and of turning a blind eye to its commitment to promote family stability.

Some of the poorest parts of the country are becoming "men deserts", the report found, because there are so few visible male role models for children.

Liverpool has one of the highest densities of fatherless households in the country, with eight of the top 20 areas within its boundaries, the report, Fractured Families: Why Stability Matters, found.'