Introduction / John Griffith -- A new start for Labour / Howard Glemmerster -- The commitment to equality / A.B. Atkinson -- Economic alternatives for Labour, 1984-89 / Meghnad Desai -- Privatisation and the social services / Julian Le Grand -- Income maintenance / Mike Reddin -- Conceptualising equality for women / Jane Lewis -- Industrial relations / Colin Crouch -- A politics of location / Doreen Massey -- Race and immigration / Christopher T. Husbands -- Nationalism and internationalism : a critique of economic and defence policies / Michael Mann -- Provision and choice in housing / Robert M. Power