Evidence: Homosexual marriage does not strengthen families it weakens marriage
A passionate rallying call, it was supposed to encapsulate David Cameron ’s political creed, boldly blending the progressive and the traditional. ‘ Conservatives believe in the ties that bind us; that society is strong when we make vows to each other,’ the Prime Minister triumphantly declared at the Tory party conference in October 2011. ‘So I don’t support gay marriage in spite of being a Conservative. I support it because I am a Conservative.’ Speaking yesterday on Radio 4’s Today programme, after the Commons voted on Monday to allow gay marriage in England and Wales, Mr Cameron said: ‘There will be young boys in schools today who are gay, who are worried about being bullied, who are worried about what society thinks of them, who can see that the highest Parliament in the land has said that their love is worth the same as anyone else’s love and that we believe in equality. 'The ties that bind us': For the PM's inner circle of self-s...