We have both always worked - I took the minimum mat leave because we couldn't afford more. We own our own house. We hace savings and pensions. We have lived our lives the way that the Tories approve of. DH went to university as a mature student when he was made redundant - didn't sit around feeling sorry for himself, but got on and did something. Hurrah!
DH is now finally earning some decent money and our joint income is a good one - we can afford to move into the bigger house we've needed for years. Hurrah again!
Problem is his new job is in teaching. In a special school that is expensive too run. Wonder how long it will last when the Tories start cutting .
If he loses his job we're back to scraping along the bottom of the barrel economically.