Transcript -- The welfare state - what is it?

A short introduction to this album.

Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

Post war UK: The welfare state, family and work, the balance of state and individual.

Transcript -- Post war UK: The welfare state, family and work, the balance of state and individual.

Controversy surrounding responsibility for welfare and the sections of society who contribute.

Transcript -- Controversy surrounding responsibility for welfare and the sections of society who contribute.

Shift in kinds of people working and work they do. Does ‘flexible’ employment mean more insecure employment? Consequences of opening up the market to global competition.

Transcript -- Shift in kinds of people working and work they do. Does ‘flexible’ employment mean more insecure employment? Consequences of opening up the market to global competition.

Intention of the Labour government to counter social exclusion by promoting employment through enabling state. Considering family as area of continuity but forms of family are more varied. Has the welfare system caught up with this change in family structure?

Transcript -- Intention of the Labour government to counter social exclusion by promoting employment through enabling state. Considering family as area of continuity but forms of family are more varied. Has the welfare system caught up with this change in family structure?