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This book offers a unique full term analysis of the Cameron-Clegg Government. From austerity to gay marriage, the Scottish referendum to combating IS, it brings together expert academic voices to provide rigorous yet readable insights on the key areas of government politics and the debates which will shape the 2015 general election.

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List of Tables and Figures 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

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Simon Griffiths, Lecturer in Politics, Goldsmiths, UK Holly Jarman, Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan, USA Scott L. Greer, Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan, USA Robert Page, Reader in Democratic Socialism and Social Policy, University of Birmingham, UK James Connelly, Lecturer in political theory, contemporary political philosophy and environmental politics, University of Hull, UK Rebecca Partos, Researcher in Politics, University of Sussex, UK Tim Bale, Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London, UK Peter Munce, Centre for British Politics in the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Hull, UK Lord Norton of Louth [Philip Norton], Professor of Government, University of Hull, UK Louise Thompson, Lecturer in British Politics, University of Surrey, UK Margaret Arnott, Professor of Public Policy, University of the West of England, UK Roger Scully, Professor of Political Science, University of Cardiff, UK Cathy Gormley-Heenan, Professor of Politics, University of Ulster, UK Arthur Aughey, Professor of Politics, University of Ulster and Senior Fellow at the Centre for British Politics, University of Hull, UK Christopher Martin, Co-Director of the Centre for Security Studies, University of Hull, UK Rhiannon Vickers, Lecturer in Politics, University of Sheffield, UK Philip Lynch, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Director of Undergraduate Studies, University of Leicester, UK

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