After three successive general election defeats and five leaders since 1997, under David Cameron, and now Con-Lib government, there appears to have been a significant shift in Conservative positions across a range of areas including many social policy issues. This book examines these changes. With the Conservative Party breaking new ground in forming a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats, this book examines the development and content of the Conservatives' approaches to social policy and how they inform the Coalition's policies. Chapters cover the development of Conservative Party social policy and specific policy areas. The book will be of interest to academics, undergraduate and postgraduate students, and everyone with an interest in the Conservative Party and the Coalition government's social policies.

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