In Caijiawu, 28 km from central Beijing, the village committee recently signed 30-year household responsibility contracts with residents.

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For once, a major public company with a household-name brand took responsibility for its supply chain.

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Almost all of them were married, but while the women took charge of 11 household tasks, the men took responsibility for only two.

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And I think that sharing the responsibility from the start when it comes to children and household shores will make sure that it's not only the woman's responsibility to look after the home and children when the children are growing up either.

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Putting mail through 26 million front doors every day gives the postman unique access to every household, and it's a privilege that extends the responsibility of the job beyond one of delivery man, or woman, to - in some cases - neighbourhood watch, community guardian and social worker, rolled into one.

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The FT somewhat cheekily points out that the Office for Budget Responsibility did see fit to incorporate the impact of the bank payouts on household incomes, in its revised economic forecast at the time of the Budget.

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But official forecasts by the Office for Budget Responsibility for any kind of meaningful economic recovery in the UK are predicated on that household indebtedness rising back to around 180% of disposable in the coming few years.

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In fact, the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts - on which Mr Cameron's economic strategy depends - show household debt ratios going up over the next few years.

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