Britain has most single parents in Europe with more than a third unemployed

BRITAIN has more single parents than any other Western European country. 

One in four children here is now brought up by a lone parent.
EU statistics show the proportion is only 13% in Spain.
More than a third of the UK’s single parents are also unemployed.
Matthew Tinsley of think-tank Policy Exchange said: “We have to be concerned about that.”
A Government adviser recently claimed single parents were “less effective” at raising kids than married couples.