In Defence of Welfare 2

Liam Foster is a Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Sheffield. His principal research interests include pensions, funeral policy and theories of ageing.

Anne Brunton is Research Associate at Royal Holloway University of London and Treasurer for the Social Policy Association. Her main interests are social class, culture, criminal justice policy, policing, law, and housing

Christopher Deeming is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol. His interests lie in Comparative Policy Analysis, topics include: welfare, well-being, and inequality. Here he is supported by a three-year Economic and Social Research Council fellowship (ES/K001353/1).

Tina Haux is lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Kent and Honorary Secretary of the SPA. Her main research expertise is family policy with particular emphasis on lone parenthood and welfare to work as well as parenting and separation.