Full Description
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.
Contents
1. Introduction: The Conservative Governments From Cameron to Sunak (2015-23) - Hugh Bochel and Martin Powell
2. The Conservatives and Public Spending Since 2015 - Nick Ellison
3. Turning Up the Thermostat: The Conservatives, Social Policy and Public Opinion - Andrew Defty
4. Brexit and the Conservative Party's Social Policies - Steven Corbett
5. The Johnson Conservative Government, Its Conservatism and the Pandemic Response - Ian Greener
6. The Governance of Social Policy Under the Conservatives - Catherine Bochel and Hugh Bochel
7. Conservative Health Policy, 2015-23 - Martin Powell
8. The Less Things Change: Conservatism, COVID-19 and Incoherence in Education Policy - Stephen J. Ball
9. Conservative Housing Policy in England - Peter Somerville
10. Social Security Policies Under the Conservatives 2015-22: Austerity, COVID-19, and the Living Cost Crisis - Stephen McKay and Karen Rowlingson
11. Labour Market Strategies and Welfare Policies: The Conservative Record - Anne Daguerre and David Etherington
12. The Conservatives and Adult Social Care - Jon Glasby
13. The Conservatives, Family Policy and the Data Revolution - Val Gillies and Rosalind Edwards
14. Troubling Social Policy During Turbulent Times: Children and UK Conservative Governments Since 2015 - Harriet Churchill
15. Conservative Criminal Justice: A Strange Rediscovery of 'Law and Order' Politics - Peter Squires
16. Equalities and The Conservatives: The Widening of Social Divisions - Kirstein Rummery
17. The Conservative Governments, Devolution and Social Policy - Ann Marie Gray
18. Conclusions - Hugh Bochel and Martin Powell
