Social Policy Review 16 has been given a new editorial lease on life and has been reorganized to reflect more closely key developments in the UK and internationally. The new look of this edition is designed to provide readers with up-to-date information about developments and changes in core UK social policy areas. Additional chapters provide in-depth analyses of topical issues from an international perspective, while the new themed section examines the changes that have taken place in UK welfare since the first Thatcher government came to power twenty-five years ago.