Shining new light onto an historically pivotal time, this book re-examines the Tudor commonwealth from a socio-political perspective and looks at its links to its own past. Each essay in this collection addresses a different aspect of the intellectual and cultural climate of the…
Intellectual and cultural history has suffered in comparison with the institutional and political history of the Tudor commonwealth in recent years, and this collection of essays is a concerted aim to redress the balance. Clearing fresh paths into the languages, debates and unde…
How does the welfare state and its institutions respond to impairment, ethnicity and gender? This book provides an overview of issues set in the context of housing. From ethnic minority housing needs to the housing implications of domestic violence, it shows how difference is re…
Tony Blair was the longest serving Labour Prime Minister in British history. This book analyses the legacy of his government for social policy, focusing on the extent to which it has changed the UK welfare state.
Tony Blair was the longest serving Labour Prime Minister in British history. This book analyses the legacy of his government for social policy, focusing on the extent to which it has changed the UK welfare state
Modernising the welfare state: the Blair legacy
Modernising the welfare state: the Blair legacy
This timely book explores how changing territorial politics are impacting on social citizenship rights across the UK.
This book, the third in Martin Powell's New Labour trilogy, analyses the legacy of Tony Blair's government for social policy, focusing on the extent to which it has changed the UK welfare state.
Tony Blair was the longest serving Labour Prime Minister in British history. Martin Powell analyses the legacy of his government for social policy, focusing on the extent to which it has changed the UK welfare state.
This book, the third in Martin Powell's New Labour trilogy, analyses the legacy of Tony Blair's government for social policy, focusing on the extent to which it has changed the UK welfare state.
The consumer in public services critiques established assumptions surrounding citizenship and consumption. Drawing on empirical research, it challenges existing stereotypes about the 'consumer as chooser' and shows how we must develop a more sophisticated understanding of consum…
This book challenges accepted views about the development of liberal thought around the turn of the century, and throws new light on many of the ideas that have shaped our politics this century.
Social problems in the UK: an introduction
Social Problems in the UK: An Introduction contextualises the most pressing social problems of our times drawing upon the disciplines of sociology, social policy, education studies and health studies. This much-needed textbook brings together a comprehensive range of expertise i…