'The 880 pages of this A-Z give the facts and figures on today's Britain by means of clear text, around 100 graphs, hundreds of tables, and where appropriate sharp comment. They cover everything from Abortion, Adoptions and Ageing at one end of the alphabet, to Zero Hour contracts and Zero Tolerance policies at the other. Along the way they take in Architecture, Art, Benefits, Child abuse, Crime, Education, Energy prices, Government, Health, Immigration, Poverty, Social services, Taxation, Terrorism, Unemployment, Welfare reform, and much else. The book will be updated by regular new editions, issued as required to keep up with changing circumstances'.