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Policy Press Skills Policy in Britain and the Future of Work: A Historical-Political Analysis

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What role did Winston Churchill play in excluding comprehensive schooling from the 1944 Education Act? What was the failed promise of technical education in the post-war period? Why did Margaret Thatcher manipulate government training programmes before the 1987 General Election? And what was the fallout of Tony Blair’s government over lifelong learning? In this book, Tom Bewick examines the evolution of UK skills policy from the 1881 Royal Commission on Technical Instruction to the present day, revealing how shifting political ideologies have shaped workforce development. He applies a chronological, historical-political policy analysis framework to explain the ‘four training states’ of skills policy and workforce development between the 1940s and the 2020s: • The interventionist state (1939–1979) • The laissez-faire state (1980–1988) • Localism and the devolved states (1989–2010) • The technocratic state (2010–present) Traversing time periods to uncover political and economic driving forces, this book challenges conventional thinking and offers insights into how future skills policies can be more effective.

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Brand: Policy Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1447372212
Category: Books > Subjects > Education Studies & Teaching > Adult & Continuing Education > Career Guidance
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 29 October 2025
Listed Since: 26 February 2025

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