In 2024, following years of austerity, political instability and external shocks including Brexit, COVID-19 and the cost-of-living crisis, the Labour Party was voted into power in the UK. This book is the first in-depth analysis of the Labour government from a social policy perspective.Through expert chapters covering broad themes such as public expenditure, public opinion and devolution, and substantive areas including children and families, health, education, housing, social secu...

A must read, heart filling book for all ages. The Magical Healing Wood is a magical insightful way to look at grief.When grief consumes and overtakes daily living, the concept of creative thinking can be a little miracle, in challenging thoughts. This book will be a guide to prompts alternative ways to be in and around nature for all readers.Take a read, take some aspects of the book and make your own magic.

Seven erotic tales to delight the body, the soul, and the senses...These seven fantasies feature truer-than-life characters and situations, surprise endings and a touch of humor in just the right places to present a tender and mischievous look at the erotic lives of the people around us. Originally published in French, Stories to Make You Blush has been published in eleven languages and 23 countries providing an affectionate tribute to the wonderful world of pleasure."Refre...

Focusing on the policy approaches of Conservative governments since 2015, this book examines key social policy areas including education, health, housing, employment, children and young people, and more.Respected social policy researchers explore the degree to which the positions and policies of recent Conservative governments have differed from the previous Coalition government (2010–15). They consider the extent to which austerity has continued and the influence of other policy e...

Seven new erotic tales from the author of Stories to Make You BlushSeven erotic short stories that drawn on everyday life and celebrate love and lust in the most delicious way. Enjoy an invitation to slip backstage at a rock concert, or bask in the sun on a Mexican beach; takes in which manhood is at issue and pleasant surprises are unveiled in a department store dressing room...A joyful exploration of sexual desire.These stories of sheer pleasure,...

With international human rights under challenge, this book represents a comprehensive critique that adds a social policy perspective to recent political and legalistic analysis.Expert contributors draw on local and global examples to review constructs of universal rights and their impact on social policy and human welfare. With thorough analysis of their strengths, weaknesses and enforcement, it sets out their role in domestic and geopolitical affairs.Including a forward by...

Investigates how depictions of young people in late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century America use artifice to destabilize pre-existing narratives of truth, news, and fact.Cub Reporters considers the intersections between children's literature and journalism in the United States during the period between the Civil War and World War I. American children's literature of this time, including works from such writers as L. Frank Baum, Horatio Alger Jr., an...

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence.The public and parliamentary debate about UK abortion law reform is often diverted away from key moral and political questions by disputes regarding basic questions of fact. And all too often, claims of scientific ‘fact’ are ideologically driven.But what effect would decriminalisation be likely to have on women’s health? What would be the impact on the incidence of abortions? Would decriminalisation equate to deregulation, sweepi...

Adult social care has emerged as a distinct policy area in the UK and one which has come under increasing scrutiny by government and other bodies. With the expectation that in future many more adults will need care and support, ideas have emerged about a ‘transformation’ of adult social care.The focus of this wide-ranging book is on the major themes in policy and provision including personalisation, integration, user participation, the cost of long term care, risk and safeguarding,...

As the system of governance and delivery of social welfare in the UK radically changes, this important new book argues that the extent of this change is such that it could be considered a fundamental transformation or even a revolution. It shows how a new public governance perspective has replaced the dominance of new public management, reflecting the increasingly plural and fragmented nature of public policy implementation. Drawing on examples across a range of policy areas it assesses ho...

Erotic stories, racy illustrations, and practical advice to heat things up in the bedroom.You've read Fifty Shades of Grey. You've wondered what it would be like to play sexy power games in the bedroom but have no idea where to start. Or maybe you've been getting a little kinky for years but want to add a little more spice to the mix. 50 Nights in Gray shows you how, weaving together 50 compelling, erotic tales with black-and-white drawings and eas...

BlurbJohnny's got everything he could possibly need. He's got a great job, some great friends, and an understanding hot wife. Everything's going great for him...until he realizes that his wife Celestine is behaving oddly. Sure, their sex life is doing nothing but getting better, but some of it's way out of character for her. He tries to ignore it, but how will he react when he finds out the truth - that Celestine is cheating on him with a hung young stud?This premium 12,000...