Contents

pp iii-iv

Acknowledgements

pp v-vi

Notes on contributors

pp vii-x

one - Introduction

pp 1-18

Part One - Dimensions of policy and outcomes

pp 19-20

two - Poverty, inequality and redistribution

pp 21-46

three - ‘A scar on the soul of Britain’: child poverty and disadvantage under New Labour

pp 47-70

four - Education: New Labour’s top priority

pp 71-90

five - More equal working lives? An assessment of New Labour policies

pp 91-114

six - New Labour and unequal neighbourhoods

pp 115-134

seven - Health inequalities: a persistent problem

pp 135-156

eight - Pensions and income security in later life

pp 157-178

nine - Ethnic inequalities: another 10 years of the same?

pp 179-200

ten - Migration, migrants and inequality

pp 201-220

Part Two - Cross-cutting issues

pp 221-222

eleven - Moving in the right direction? Public attitudes to poverty, inequality and redistribution

pp 223-244

twelve - Inequality and the devolved administrations: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

pp 245-266

thirteen - Poverty, inequality and child well‑being in international context: still bottom of the pack?

pp 267-290

Part Three - Where do we go from here?

pp 291-292

fourteen - The Equality and Human Rights Commission: a new point of departure in the battle against discrimination and disadvantage

pp 293-318

fifteen - Future pressures: intergenerational links, wealth, demography and sustainability

pp 319-340

sixteen - Conclusions: climbing every mountain or retreating from the foothills?

pp 341-360

References

pp 361-397