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Did the rising tide of state education lift all ships? An investigation into the secondary education and attainment policy towards white working-class boys in England, 1997-2010 (2023)
Thesis
Tiplady, J. (2023). Did the rising tide of state education lift all ships? An investigation into the secondary education and attainment policy towards white working-class boys in England, 1997-2010. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500690

This thesis is an evaluation of the secondary education and attainment policies of the New Labour governments, from 1997 to 2010, and of the extent to which that improved educational outcomes for white working-class boys in England. The study begins... Read More about Did the rising tide of state education lift all ships? An investigation into the secondary education and attainment policy towards white working-class boys in England, 1997-2010.

The British welfare state and its discontents (2012)
Book Chapter
Beech, M. (2012). The British welfare state and its discontents. In J. Connelly, & J. Hayward (Eds.), The Withering of the Welfare State: Regression (86-100). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230349230_6

At the heart of British politics is the welfare state. As a political idea it is contested, and as a framework of public services and entitlements it is complex. Friedrich Hayek commented upon the imprecision of the term ‘welfare state’: ‘Unlike soci... Read More about The British welfare state and its discontents.