The Conservative-Liberal Coalition: Examining the Cameron-Clegg Government

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
The Ideology of the Coalition: More Liberal than Conservative....Pages 1-15
Indebted and Unbalanced: The Political Economy of the Coalition....Pages 16-35
Education Policy: Consumerism and Competition....Pages 36-49
The Big Bang: Health and Social Care Reform under the Coalition....Pages 50-67
The Coalition, Poverty and Social Security....Pages 68-85
The Coalition: How Green was My Tally?....Pages 86-101
Immigration and Housing....Pages 102-113
Justice, Home Affairs, Civil Liberties and Human Rights....Pages 114-128
Parliament and the Constitution: The Coalition in Conflict....Pages 129-144
The Condition of England under the Coalition....Pages 145-161
The Coalition’s Impact on Scotland....Pages 162-177
The Coalition’s Impact on Wales....Pages 178-193
The Coalition’s Impact on Northern Ireland....Pages 194-210
Defence Under the Coalition: Maintaining Influence Under Continuing Austerity....Pages 211-226
Foreign Policy and International Development....Pages 227-242
The Coalition and the European Union....Pages 243-258
The Coalition: A Transformative Government?....Pages 259-269
Back Matter....Pages 270-282