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Good Times, Bad Times
Two-thirds of UK government spending now goes on the welfare state and where the money is spent – healthcare, education, pensions, benefits – is the centre of political and public debate. Much of that debate is dominated by the myth that the population divides into those who benefit from the welfare state and those who pay into it – 'skivers' and 'strivers', 'them' and 'us'. This ground-breaking book, written by one of the UK’s leading social policy experts, uses extensive research and survey evidence to challenge that view. It shows that our complex and ever-changing lives mean that all of us rely on the welfare state throughout our lifetimes, not just a small ‘welfare-dependent’ minority. Using everyday life stories and engaging graphics, Hills clearly demonstrates how the facts are far removed from the myths. This revised edition contains fully updated data, discusses key policy changes and a new preface reflecting on the changed context after the 2015 election and Brexit vote.
Summer on the Test
Tales of fishing on Britian's most famous trout river.
Understanding Social Exclusion
This text explores the issue of social exclusion, considering its measurement, main determinants, and ways in which it may be reduced. The editors show how a focus on the topic may alter the relevant policy questions by fostering debate in government.
Deer on the High Hills
Growing up on the Isle of Lewis, Iain Crichton Smith spoke only Gaelic until he was five. But at school in Bayble and then Stornoway, everything had to be in English. Like many islanders before and since, his culture is divided: two languages, two histories entailing exile, a central theme of his poetry. His divided perspective sharply delineates the tyranny of history and religion, of the cramped life of small communities; it gives him a tender eye for the struggle of women and men in a world defined by denials. Deer on the High Hills: Selected Poems includes forty years' work and proves that big themes - love, history, power, submission, death - can be addressed without the foil of irony and acquire resonance when given a local habitation and a voice that risks pure, impassioned speech. Editor John Greening provides indexes, a preface and an essay on the life and work of this important poet.
The Humpy in the Hills
SUMMARY: When a participant in a great robbery is thought to be in their area, four Australian children are determined to find the hidden money and get the reward.
The Hills of Heaven
Playing in a Lancashire coal yard, three friends cause the derailment of some coal wagons and find themselves being blackmailed by a tramp who witnessed the incident.
John Hills to Henry Knox Discussing Land, 15 August - 7 September 1793
Three parts. First part dated 15 August. Details his journey to view the land and states that for about 1 mile the land was very poor, but the Inhabitants a long the River are very thick settled and have plenty of Wheat, Barley, Rye, and Corn. Goes on to further describe the land and property. Second part dated 16 August. Note stating that the following note confirms the value of the land. Third part dated 7 September. From D. Cams to Thomas Vose. Note that I wish to have the terms, price, period, of payment &c, am which one or two thousand acres of the northeast corner there of will be sold - a number of good settlers d. be placed on the same in a short time. Noted as a copy. Watermarked Curteis & Sons and with a hunting horn in a crest. Free stamped on address leaf with no signature. Letterpress copy.
