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Coalition programme: a new vision for Britain or politics as usual? / Taylor-Gooby, Peter; Stoker, Gerry

Stoker, Gerry	Journal Article
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2011.

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The Coalition programme includes restructuring public provision through reforms and cuts which will take public spending in the Britain below that in the US. This article explores whether the Coalition agenda is best understood as a new approach to Britain's deep-seated economic short-comings or simply as the normal politics of gaining and retaining power. It analyses the current government's programme, identifies the common features across the range of policies and discusses how they are likely to develop as they encounter set-backs.

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Reforms ; Coalition ; New Politics ; Cuts

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Why do people stigmatise the poor at a time of rapidly increasi / Taylor-Gooby, Peter

Taylor-Gooby, Peter	Journal Article
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2013.

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This paper starts out from a puzzle. During the past thirty years, incomes have grown more unequal, a small group at the top has captured a much greater share of resources and poverty has increased. Despite this, most people are markedly less likely to want government to redistribute income or tackle poverty and are less sympathetic towards those without jobs. The greater insecurity of many people's lives in the current crisis renders the issue more perplexing. This paper describes trends in inequality, poverty and unemployment; presents new data on attitudes, media discussion and political platforms; discusses theoretical approaches from social psychologists, political scientists, sociologists and other commentators; and considers how a more generous welfare state might be pursued.

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Poverty ; Theory ; Inequality ; Welfare State ; Unemployment ; Policies

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