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The proposal: giving marriage back to the people by Helen Wilkinson, Demos, 1997

This report by Helen Wilkinson argues that marriage can be revived if the institution itself is brought up to date. Drawing on historical evidence and international examples, it shows just how much scope there is to remake marriage for the modern age and to endow the wedding ceremony with a new authenticity by giving people the freedom to write their own vows, choose their own location and decide who presides over the ceremony. 'Radical' The Independent.

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