The Conservative-Liberal Coalition Examining the Cameron-Clegg Government

by Beech, Matt; Lee, Simon

• ISBN13: 9781137509895
• ISBN10: 1137509899
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-04-08
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

A unique full term analysis of the Clegg Cameron Government, this new collection from Beech and Lee provides a timely and thought provoking study of the Coalition Government's policies and legislation and its impact on British Politics in light of the next General Election.

The Conservative-Liberal Coalition examines the evolution of political thought in both parties, and the impact and ramifications of the Coalition for contemporary conservatism and liberalism. Bringing together a cast of leading academics and political commentators on a range of key issues from the economy and education to immigration and the European Union, this volume explains the nature and development of the Coalition's ideas and policies, and offers a critical evaluation of its strategy for reducing the United Kingdom's budget deficit.

Enabling general readers and voters to decide for themselves on the record of the first coalition government since 1945, this volume is an indispensable guide to the key debates which will shape the conduct of the 2015 general election.

Author Biography

Matt Beech is Senior Lecturer in Politics and Director of the Centre for British Politics at the University of Hull. His research interests are in the ideas, history and public policy of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties.

Simon Lee is Senior Lecturer in Politics and Director of the Centre for Political Economy at the University of Hull. His teaching and research interests lie primarily in the field of political economy, with a particular focus upon globalisation, governance and national economic performance, and the politics and political economy of England.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures
Foreword by Rt. Hon. David Willetts MP
The Centre for British Politics
Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
1.The Ideology of the Coalition: More Liberal than Conservative; Matt Beech
2.The Political Economy of The Coalition: Indebted and Unbalanced; Simon Lee
3.Education Policy: Consumerism and Competition; Simon Griffiths
4.Health and Social Care Reform under the Coalition; Holly Jarman and Scott L. Greer
5.The Coalition, Poverty and Social Security; Robert M. Page
6.The Coalition: How Green was My Tally?; James Connelly
7.Immigration and Housing; Rebecca Partos and Tim Bale
8.Justice, Home Affairs, Civil Liberties and Human Rights; Peter Munce
9.Parliament and the Constitution: The Coalition in Conflict; Philip Norton and Louise Thompson
10.The Condition of England under the Coalition; Simon Lee
11.The Coalition's Impact on Scotland; Margaret Arnott
12.The Coalition's Impact on Wales; Roger Scully
13.The Coalition's Impact on Northern Ireland; Cathy Gormley-Heenan and Arthur Aughey
14.Defence Under the Coalition: Maintaining Influence Under Continuing Austerity; Christopher Martin
15.Foreign Policy and International Development; Rhiannon Vickers
16.The Coalition and the European Union; Philip Lynch
17.The Coalition: A Transformative Government?; Matt Beech
Index