The Conservative Governments and Social Policy
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The Conservative Governments and Social Policy

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
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The Conservative Governments and Social Policy

About this book

Focusing on the policy approaches of Conservative governments since 2015, this book examines key social policy areas including education, health, housing, employment, children and young people, and more.

Respected social policy researchers explore the degree to which the positions and policies of recent Conservative governments have differed from the previous Coalition government (2010–15). They consider the extent to which austerity has continued and the influence of other policy emphases, such as a 'levelling up' agenda. Reflecting on the rapid changes of Prime Minister, they compare the themes of the Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak administrations, critically examine the impacts of the external shocks of Brexit and COVID-19, and the changing patterns of public expenditure.

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Yes, you can access The Conservative Governments and Social Policy by Hugh Bochel, Martin Powell, Hugh Bochel,Martin Powell in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Conservatism & Liberalism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. List of Tables and Figures
  6. Notes on Contributors
  7. 1 Introduction: The Conservative governments from Cameron to Sunak (2015–23)
  8. 2 The Conservatives and public spending since 2015
  9. 3 Turning up the thermostat: the Conservatives, social policy and public opinion
  10. 4 Brexit and the Conservative Party’s social policies
  11. 5 The Johnson Conservative government, its conservatism and the pandemic response
  12. 6 The governance of social policy under the Conservatives
  13. 7 Conservative health policy, 2015–23
  14. 8 The less things change: conservatism, COVID-19 and incoherence in education policy
  15. 9 Conservative housing policy in England
  16. 10 Social security policies under the Conservatives 2015–22: austerity, COVID-19 and the living cost crisis
  17. 11 Labour market strategies and welfare policies: the Conservative record
  18. 12 The Conservatives and adult social care
  19. 13 The Conservatives, family policy and the data revolution
  20. 14 Troubling social policy during turbulent times: children and UK Conservative governments since 2015
  21. 15 Conservative criminal justice: a strange rediscovery of ‘law and order’ politics
  22. 16 Equalities and the Conservatives: the widening of social divisions?
  23. 17 The Conservative governments, devolution and social policy
  24. 18 Conclusions
  25. Index