Public Policy: But Domestic Policy Didn't Stop!

Author: Andrew Hindmoor

Source: Parliamentary Affairs, Volume 57, Number 2, April 2004 , pp. 315-328(14)

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Abstract:

Public policy continued to happen during 2003, but for large parts of the time relatively few people seemed to notice: this was a year in which Iraq and the search for weapons of mass destruction grabbed the headlines and public policy was largely relegated to the sidelines. Yet important policy developments occurred. A White Paper on higher education was published in January 2003 proposing wider access to universities for those from poorer backgrounds and the introduction of top-up fees. A Health and Social Care Bill providing for the creation of foundation hospitals was pushed through the House of Commons in May 2003. Meanwhile, further measures deigned to curb anti-social behaviour were introduced and a debate about national identity cards stirred. The article examines these developments in a broader context and then briefly assesses the state of Conservative policies.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsh027

Publication date: 2004-04-01

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Parliamentary Affairs is an established, peer-reviewed academic quarterly covering all the aspects of government and politics directly or indirectly connected with Parliament and parliamentary systems in Britain and throughout the world. The journal is published in partnership with the Hansard Society. The Society was created to promote parliamentary democracy throughout the world, a theme which is reflected in the pages of Parliamentary Affairs.