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...economic priorities? Are there some kinds of people, some kinds of activities, which are valued more than others? Are there social norms built in here? Are there common senses? What things get defined as problems? What are thought to be good ways of dealing with them? All those have got a whole set of premises, assumptions. They carry a lot of ideas about the social world...

...economically inactive on what remain of the nation's council estates (for much of the best housing has been sold into owner-occupation) does not simply reflect existing economic inequalities but actually contributes to new ones. While home owners of all social classes share in the expansion of the country's wealth by virtue of their ownership of domestic property, those...

...economic planning. The Welsh Secretary also had oversight within Wales of the execution of policy set by the UK Government including health and education. Over time, its remit expanded...Section 1: Designing devolution: 2.2 1979 - In 1969, the Royal Commission on the Constitution under Lord Kilbrandon was established to consider options for the future of the United...

...economic decision, and not an entirely uncontroversial one). Whether we choose to drive a car to work or take public transport might be influenced by a whole host of political decisions, including: the cost of fuel (often influenced by the political situation in oil-producing regions such as the Persian Gulf) the amount of tax the government imposes on fuel (making...