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SUMMARY:Social Policy in a Cold Climate - The coalition's social policy r
 ecord: Policy\, spending and outcomes 2010-2015
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DESCRIPTION:Book now to secure your place at the launch of findings of a 
 major research programme examining the Coalition’s social policies and t
 heir impact\n\nEmail:  case@lse.ac.uk (please include in subject line of
  the email "Book place for 28th Jan the coalition's public policy record
 ")\n \nResearchers from the LSE and Universities of Manchester and York 
 will launch nine new reports including an overview of the Coalition’s so
 cial policy record and separate papers on\n\n•	taxes and benefits\, \n•	
 health\, \n•	adult social care\, \n•	under fives\,\n•	further and higher
  education and skills\, \n•	employment\, \n•	housing\, \n•	area regenera
 tion. \n\nA further paper on schools will be launched on 10 February\, f
 ollowing release of further GCSE results in late January.\n \nEach paper
  contains thorough analysis of policy\, spending and trends in outcomes\
 , showing how the Coalition has tackled the fiscal and social policy cha
 llenges it faced in 2010.  What has it protected from austerity measures
  and what has been cut?  What has been the effect on services and the pe
 ople receiving them?  What has happened to poverty\, inequality and the 
 distribution of other social and economic outcomes?  Has the government 
 kept to its pledges to cut the deficit while protecting those most in ne
 ed\, radically reform the welfare state and increase social mobility?  W
 hat challenges remain as further austerity looms?\n \nDetails of the eve
 nt are:\n  \n8.30-9.00am	Light breakfast available\n9.00-1015am	Overview
  Briefing on the Coalition’s record overall\, Ruth Lupton and John Hills
  \n10.15-1045am	Short break for coffee and networking\n10.45-1145am	Choi
 ce of optional breakout groups covering more detailed evidence around:\n
 \n•	Employment\, Tax\, and Benefits (Abigail McKnight and John Hills)\n•
 	Health\, Social care and Housing (Polly Vizard\, Tania Burchardt and Be
 cky Tunstall)\n•	Early years\, Schools\, and Further and Higher Educatio
 n (Kitty Stewart and Ruth Lupton)\n\nThese groups will include questions
  and discussion\n \nFree copies of the individual summaries\, and links 
 to the full reports as well as copies of the summary overview report wil
 l be available.\n\nThe work is part of the Social Policy in a Cold Clima
 te research programme\, which is funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundatio
 n\, Nuffield Foundation and Trust for London. The views expressed are th
 ose of the authors and not necessarily those of the funders. \n
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LOCATION:Mary Sumner House\, 24 Tufton Street\, Westminster\, London\, SW
 1P  3RB
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