Labour Government and Social Policy

Hugh Bochel is Emeritus Professor of Public Policy in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Lincoln. Martin Powell is Professor of Health and Social Policy at the University of Birmingham.

• 1. Introduction: Labour's Return to Power - Hugh Bochel and Martin Powell2. Labour and Public Expenditure – Nick Ellison 3. The Labour Government, Public Opinion and Social Policy - Andrew Defty4. Labour, Climate Change and the Net-Zero Agenda - Carolyn Snell5. The Governance of Social Policy Under Labour - Hugh Bochel6. Fit for the Future? The NHS Under Labour - Martin Powell7. Plus Ça Change: Labour, Education and the Three ‘Faces’ of the State - Patrick Bailey, Bronwen Jones and Stephen J Ball8. Labour Housing Policy in England - Peter Somerville9. Repairing the Safety Net? Social Security Under Labour - Sharon Wright, Steve McKay and Karen Rowlingson10. Making Work Pay? Labour Market and Employment Policies - Anne Daguerre and David Etherington11. Migration and Asylum Under Labour - Nando Sigona12. It Depends What You Mean by ‘National’, It Depends What You Mean by ‘Care’ and It Depends What You Mean by a ‘Service’ – Adult Social Care Under Labour - Jon Glasby13. Social Policy, Children and Families: Continuity and Change - Harriet Churchill, Ros Edwards and Val Gillies14. Labour and Criminal Justice: Legacies, Wicked Issues and Events - Peter Squires15. Labour and Equalities: Addressing Gender, Disability and Racial Inequality - Kirstein Rummery16. Devolution and Social Policy - Ann Marie Gray17. Conclusions - Hugh Bochel and Martin Powell