"Stop her getting away" This is Larkin being very misogynistic, he is implying that women will lose interest and stray from their loved ones without some legal document stating that they are a couple, Larkin also makes marriage sound like entrapment.
"She takes as her perk"This is Larkin once again being misogynistic being as he is claiming that the woman does nothing and gets money to do as she pleases while the man works all day.
"put a screw in this wall" This is Larkin suggesting that the role of being a man is pretty much the same as a slaves, the one time the man gets to rest and the woman instantly jumps onto the opportunity and commands him to do manual labour.
"Kiddies' clobber, and the drier and the electric fire" Although Larkin tried to be misogynistic he does state that the women spend the money on essentials for survival.
"Only I'm a better hand" This shows us that the narrator thinks he is better at life being as he has dodged marriage, being as in his eyes it simply means more work which he doesn't benefit from.
"He has no time at all" This shows us that Larkin believes that a wife and children would simply waste a man's time.
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