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Social Policy in a Cold Climate

Publications

Programme overview

Further detailed tables and breakdowns, and an interactive web-tool for their analysis is available at www.casedata.org.uk


Research reports

The Coalition's Record 2010-2015

RR04: The Coalition's Social Policy Record: Policy, Spending and Outcomes 2010-2015, Ruth Lupton, with Tania Burchardt, Amanda Fitzgerald, John Hills, Abigail McKnight, Polina Obolenskaya, Kitty Stewart, Stephanie Thomson, Rebecca Tunstall and Polly Vizard. Summary (pdf) Full paper (pdf)

RR05: Falling Behind, Getting Ahead: The Changing Structure of Inequality in the UK, 2007-2013, John Hills, Jack Cunliffe, Polina Obolenskaya and Eleni Karagiannaki Summary (pdf) Full paper (pdf)

Data used in this research is available to download here

RR06: The Changing Anatomy of Economic Inequality in London 2007-2013 Polly Vizard, Eleni Karagiannaki, Amanda Fitzgerald, Jack Cunliffe, Polina Obolenskaya, Stephanie Thomson, Chris Grollman and Ruth Lupton Summary (pdf) Full paper (pdf)

Data used in this research is available to download here

Labour's Record 2007-2010

RR01 Labour’s Social Policy Record: Policy, Spending and Outcomes 1997-2010, Ruth Lupton, with John Hills, Kitty Stewart and Polly Vizard. Summary (pdf) Full paper (pdf)

RR02 Winners and Losers in the Crisis: The Changing Anatomy of Economic Inequality in the UK 2007-2010, John Hills, Jack Cunliffe, Ludovica Gambaro and Polina Obolenskaya. Summary (pdf) Full paper (pdf)

RR03 Prosperity, Poverty and Inequality in London 2000/01-2010/11, Ruth Lupton, Polly Vizard, Amanda Fitzgerald, Alex Fenton, Ludovica Gambaro and Jack Cunliffe. Summary (pdf)  Full paper (pdf)


Working paper series

January 2015 - The Coalition's Record 2010-2015 Working Papers

WP09: Hard times, new directions? The Impact of Local Government Spending Cuts on Three Deprived Neighbourhoods (Final Report, November 2014) Anne Marie Brady, Amanda Fitzgerald and Ruth Lupton. Full paper (pdf)

WP10: Were we really all in it together? The Distributional effects of the UK Coalition government's tax-benefit policy changes (November 2014) Paola De Agostini, John Hills and Holly Sutherland Full paper (pdf)

WP11: The Coalition's Record on Cash Transfers, Poverty and Inequality 2010-2015 John Hills. Summary (pdf)  Full paper (pdf)

WP12:  The Coalition's Record on the Under Fives: Policy, Spending and Outcomes 2010-2015 Kitty Stewart. Summary (pdf)  Full paper (pdf)

WP13: The Coalition's Record on Schools: Policy, Spending and Outcomes 2010-2015 Ruth Lupton and  Stephanie Thomson. Summary (pdf)  Full paper (pdf)

WP14: The Coalition's Record on Further Education, Skills and Access to Higher Education: Policy, Spending and Outcomes 2010-2015 Ruth Lupton, Stephanie Thomson and Lorna Unwin.  Summary (pdf)  Full paper (pdf)

WP15: The Coalition's Record on Employment: Policy, Spending and Outcomes 2010-2015 Abigail McKnight. Summary (pdf)  Full paper (pdf) 

WP16: The Coalition's Record on Health: Policy, Spending and Outcomes 2010-2015 Polly Vizard and Polina Obolenskaya. Summary (pdf)  Full paper (pdf) 

WP17: The Coalition's Record on Adult Social Care: Policy, Spending and Outcomes 2010-2015 Tania Burchardt, Polina Obolenskaya and Polly Vizard. Summary (pdf)  Full paper (pdf) 

WP18: The Coalition's Record on Housing: Policy, Spending and Outcomes 2010-2015 Rebecca Tunstall. Summary (pdf)  Full paper (pdf) 

WP19: The Coalition's Record on Area Regeneration and Neighbourhood Renewal: Policy, Spending and Outcomes 2010-2015 Ruth Lupton and Amanda Fitzgerald. Summary (pdf)  Full paper (pdf) 

WP20: When and Why to Initially High Attaining Poor Children Fall Behind Claire Crawford, Lindsey Macmillan and Anna Vignoles Full paper (pdf) 

WP21: Understanding the improved performance of disadvantaged pupils in London Jo Blanden, Ellen Greaves, Paul Gregg, Lindsey Macmillan and Luke Sibieta Full paper (pdf) 

WP22: Were we really all in it together? The distributional effects of the 2010-2015 UK Coalition government's tax-benefit policy changes: an end of term update Paola De Agostini, John Hills and Holly Sutherland Full paper (pdf) 

WP23: Pulling in the Same Direction? Economic and Social Outcomes in London and the North of England Since the Recession Polina Obolenskaya, Ruth Lupton and Bert Provan  Full paper (pdf) 


July 2013 - Labour's record 1997-2010 Working Papers:

click here for a brief infographic summary of the analysis of Labours's record

WP01: Small-area Measures of Income Poverty Alex Fenton Full paper (pdf)

WP02: Labour’s Record on Health, Polly Vizard and Polina Obolenskaya. Summary (pdf)  Full paper (pdf)

WP03: Labour’s Record on Education, Ruth Lupton and Polina Obolenskaya. Summary (pdf) Full paper (pdf)

WP04: Labour’s Record on the Under 5s, Kitty Stewart. Summary (pdf)  Full paper (pdf)

WP05: Labour’s Record on on Cash Transfers, Poverty, Inequality and the Lifecycle 1997 - 2010, John Hills. Summary (pdf)  Full paper (pdf)

WP06: Labour’s Record on Neighbourhood Renewal in England, Ruth Lupton, Alex Fenton and Amanda Fitzgerald. Summary (pdf) Full paper (pdf)

WP07: Hard Times, New Directions? The Impact of Local Government Spending Cuts in London (Interim Report) Full paper (pdf)

WP08:  Education and Intergenerational Mobility: Help or Hindrance? Jo Blanden and Lindsey Macmillan Full paper (pdf)


Research note series

RN09: Summary: New Research Evidence on Social Mobility and Educational Achievement John Hills Summary (pdf)

RN08 Hard Times, New Directions? The Impact of Local Government Spending Cuts in London (Interim Report Summary) (pdf)

RN07: Education, Equity and Social Mobility: A Summary of Three Research Papers  (pdf)

RN06: Low-demand Housing and Unpopular Neighbourhoods Under Labour (pdf)

RN05: The Distribution of Local Government Finance by Local Authority-Level Deprivation (pdf)

RN04: Urban Area and Hinterland: Defining Large Cities in England, Scotland and Wales in terms of their constituent neighbourhoods (pdf)

RN03: Post-censal household estimates for small areas (pdf)

RN02: Re-visiting the conceptual framework for public/private boundaries in welfare (pdf)

RN01: A Framework for Analysing the Effects of Social Policy (pdf)


Watch presentations from the launch events

If you missed the launch event for the Coalition papers you can watch the overview summary presentation with Ruth Lupton and John Hills here The Coalition’s Social Policy Record: Policy, Spending and Outcomes 2010-2015

The breakout sessions are available to watch here:

The Coalition’s Record on Employment, Tax, and Benefits 2010-2015 with John Hills and Abigail McKnight

The Coalition’s Record on Health, Social care and Housing 2010-2015 Tania Burchardt, Becky Tunstall and Polly Vizard

The Coalition's Record on Early years, Schools, and Further and Higher Education 2010-2015 with Ruth Lupton and Kitty Stewart

If you missed the March 2015 launch of Falling Behind, Getting Ahead: The Changing Structure of Inequality in the UK and The Changing Anatomy of Economic Inequality in London there is a video, slides and a podcast  available of this event.