Valerie Bryson is Professor of Politics at the University of Huddersfield. Pamela Fisher is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Huddersfield.

This edited collection presents a comprehensive overview of how social justice was expressed by New Labour across the period 1997-2010.""An accessible collection, each chapter introduces the reader to the topic under discussion with a descriptive overview before going into more specific detail and arguments.

• Introduction. Valerie Bryson and Pamela Fisher1 New Labour, Social Justice and Electoral Strategy. Tim Heppell2 ‘Radicalisation’ and ‘democracy’ - a linguistic analysis of rhetorical change. Lesley Jeffries3 Multiculturalism and the emergence of ‘community cohesion’. Paul Thomas4 Class and Individualisation within post compulsory Education and training. James Avis5 Social justice and time: the impact of public sector reform on the work of midwives in the National Health Service (NHS). Valerie Bryson and Ruth Deery6 Promoting social justice, perpetuating social injustice? New Labour and disabled people. Anne Chappell and Chris Gifford7 An alternative model for social justice and empowerment from the perspective of families with disabled children. Pamela Fisher8 New Labour and Northern Ireland: delivering peace, prosperity and social justice? Catherine McGlynn and James W. McAuley9 Colonising law for the poor: access to justice in the new regulatory state. Peter Sanderson and Hilary SommerladFindings and conclusions. Valerie Bryson and Pamela Fisher

Valerie Bryson is Professor of Politics at the University of Huddersfield. Pamela Fisher is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Huddersfield.

This edited collection presents a comprehensive overview of how social justice was expressed by New Labour across the period 1997-2010.""An accessible collection, each chapter introduces the reader to the topic under discussion with a descriptive overview before going into more specific detail and arguments.

• Introduction. Valerie Bryson and Pamela Fisher1 New Labour, Social Justice and Electoral Strategy. Tim Heppell2 ‘Radicalisation’ and ‘democracy’ - a linguistic analysis of rhetorical change. Lesley Jeffries3 Multiculturalism and the emergence of ‘community cohesion’. Paul Thomas4 Class and Individualisation within post compulsory Education and training. James Avis5 Social justice and time: the impact of public sector reform on the work of midwives in the National Health Service (NHS). Valerie Bryson and Ruth Deery6 Promoting social justice, perpetuating social injustice? New Labour and disabled people. Anne Chappell and Chris Gifford7 An alternative model for social justice and empowerment from the perspective of families with disabled children. Pamela Fisher8 New Labour and Northern Ireland: delivering peace, prosperity and social justice? Catherine McGlynn and James W. McAuley9 Colonising law for the poor: access to justice in the new regulatory state. Peter Sanderson and Hilary SommerladFindings and conclusions. Valerie Bryson and Pamela Fisher

Valerie Bryson is Professor of Politics at the University of Huddersfield. Pamela Fisher is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Huddersfield.

This edited collection presents a comprehensive overview of how social justice was expressed by New Labour across the period 1997-2010.""An accessible collection, each chapter introduces the reader to the topic under discussion with a descriptive overview before going into more specific detail and arguments.

• Introduction. Valerie Bryson and Pamela Fisher1 New Labour, Social Justice and Electoral Strategy. Tim Heppell2 ‘Radicalisation’ and ‘democracy’ - a linguistic analysis of rhetorical change. Lesley Jeffries3 Multiculturalism and the emergence of ‘community cohesion’. Paul Thomas4 Class and Individualisation within post compulsory Education and training. James Avis5 Social justice and time: the impact of public sector reform on the work of midwives in the National Health Service (NHS). Valerie Bryson and Ruth Deery6 Promoting social justice, perpetuating social injustice? New Labour and disabled people. Anne Chappell and Chris Gifford7 An alternative model for social justice and empowerment from the perspective of families with disabled children. Pamela Fisher8 New Labour and Northern Ireland: delivering peace, prosperity and social justice? Catherine McGlynn and James W. McAuley9 Colonising law for the poor: access to justice in the new regulatory state. Peter Sanderson and Hilary SommerladFindings and conclusions. Valerie Bryson and Pamela Fisher