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Have we got it wrong about single parents?
23/02/2010
The leaders of all three of the main political parties have signed a pledge to try and stop single parents being viewed as 'lazy scroungers'.
Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg are all backing a campaign by the charity Gingerbread. It says a lot of people's views about single mums and dads are simply wrong.
On the Phone-in this morning, Shelagh asks whether you think we've got it wrong about single parents?
Read a selection of comments sent in during the Breakfast phone-in.
The comments below are archived from 5 live Connect which runs live between 9-10am during the Breakfast Phone-in each weekday morning. Find out more about 5 live Connect here.
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08:34
Whilst it remains financialy benificial to remain a single perent things will never change.
08:34
Good morning, welcome to 5 live Now.
08:36
40% of single parents are benefit fraud scroungers - the government can start any campagn they like, no one will believe them.They have ruined this country. Jo
08:49
The Tories are responsible for all the hate for single parents. Tony in leeds. (not a parent)
08:50
Widen the debate to include the views of sons and daughters brought up by single parents Sheila from Brora
08:52
Were spot on about single parents in general i see them every day on the streets of the council estates they just cant be bothered to work! We should onl y be supporting parents with a work history or divorced! John
08:53
Why are we only discussing the single parent? Why not target the absent parent for some derogatory comments? Linda
08:53
My daughter has 3 children and a job has been on her own 2 years went to colledge and she is a credit to the system dont tar everybody with the same brush
08:54
Keith tweets: Bloke on @bbc5live just said 60% of single parents work & are not benefit spongers. Suggesting 40% are? Could've phrased that better maybe?
08:54
I'm sure some single parents are after a free ride BUT you can't put all single parents in the same class. My best friend was left by her boyfriend, she brought up 2 beautiful girls in a 1 bedroom flat, she didn't get any support and for some reason the council could not sort out a larger house for her. I honestly don't know how she coped. This girl is amazing. David from Cambridge
09:00
Branding all single parents is wrong but there are very many abusers. It should be made clear to all single mothers that there will be no benefists for future pregnancies. It is too easy to become pregnant to avoid work walt lincolnshire
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