Andrew Hindmoor is Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield. He grew up in Sheffield where he currently resides, and is also an Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland. He is winner of the 2014 Harrison Prize for the best article in Political Studies and winner of the 2015 prize for the best article published in the British Journal of Politics and International Relations.

• 1: Introduction 2: Enter Neoliberalism... And It All Went Horribly Wrong 3: Bad Attitude? Public Opinion, the Left, and Neoliberalism 4: Alive and Kicking: What the State Does and why it has not Been Rolled-Back 5: Public Services: Health and Education 6: More and Less: Equality and Inequality in Britain 7: Keep Calm: On Growth, Austerity, and Happiness 8: The Unspectacular World of a Reasonably Well Functioning Democracy 9: Conclusion Notes Index

At a time when polarised argument on social media has obscured the fact that politics is usually cast in shades of grey, [Hindmoors] nuanced case ought to be welcome.

Andrew Hindmoor is Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield. He grew up in Sheffield where he currently resides, and is also an Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland. He is winner of the 2014 Harrison Prize for the best article in Political Studies and winner of the 2015 prize for the best article published in the British Journal of Politics and International Relations.

• 1: Introduction 2: Enter Neoliberalism... And It All Went Horribly Wrong 3: Bad Attitude? Public Opinion, the Left, and Neoliberalism 4: Alive and Kicking: What the State Does and why it has not Been Rolled-Back 5: Public Services: Health and Education 6: More and Less: Equality and Inequality in Britain 7: Keep Calm: On Growth, Austerity, and Happiness 8: The Unspectacular World of a Reasonably Well Functioning Democracy 9: Conclusion Notes Index

At a time when polarised argument on social media has obscured the fact that politics is usually cast in shades of grey, [Hindmoors] nuanced case ought to be welcome.

Andrew Hindmoor is Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield. He grew up in Sheffield where he currently resides, and is also an Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland. He is winner of the 2014 Harrison Prize for the best article in Political Studies and winner of the 2015 prize for the best article published in the British Journal of Politics and International Relations.

• 1: Introduction 2: Enter Neoliberalism... And It All Went Horribly Wrong 3: Bad Attitude? Public Opinion, the Left, and Neoliberalism 4: Alive and Kicking: What the State Does and why it has not Been Rolled-Back 5: Public Services: Health and Education 6: More and Less: Equality and Inequality in Britain 7: Keep Calm: On Growth, Austerity, and Happiness 8: The Unspectacular World of a Reasonably Well Functioning Democracy 9: Conclusion Notes Index

At a time when polarised argument on social media has obscured the fact that politics is usually cast in shades of grey, [Hindmoors] nuanced case ought to be welcome.