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Public sector pensions: ministers to make 'enhanced' offer to unions
House of Lords will be able to vote on key NHS clause
MPs deride Lansley's 'nudging' deal with food and drink firms
Anti-gang strategy to get just £1.2m over next three years
Despair and desperation – the real story of youth unemployment in Britain
What it's like to be young and looking for work in Britain
Yes, adoption should be speeded up. But the Times campaign is simplistic
Ken Livingstone: Boris co-operates with 'stealth' removal of poor from London
Debt blights younger generation's chances of buying a home
Simon Jenkins: For Cameron big bridges are sexier than real jobs
Letters: Second home savings need fair distribution
Letters: Legal aid bill threat to abused women
Letters: Anti-alcohol lesson from Scotland
All today's SocietyGuardian stories
SocietyGuardian special report: private equity in social care
Revealed: a sector propped by debt
"We are not the son of Southern Cross"
Ian Mulheirn: Keep out the cowboys and allow poor performers to fail
Spotlight: City and County Healthcare Group
Other news
Independent: MPs call for tougher sentences for 'hate crimes'
Inside Housing: Lib Dem MP tables motion against shared room rate
Telegraph: Dementia doctors may face jail for using chemical cosh
Daily Mirror: City firm Deloitte picks up government contracts worth nearly £7m after bankrolling the Tories
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Public leaders
Cuts aren't the only option - when faced with reduced funding, managers should explore all the options before wielding the axe, writes public sector consultant Colin Cram.
Social care
Richard Humphries, senior fellow, social care at the King's Fund, says integration of health and social care requires local leadership and relationships of trust.
Social enterprise
A new apprenticeship programme has been developed for the social enterprise and voluntary sector, writes Debbie Andalo.
Government computing
North and North-East Lincolnshire councils are planning to merge tax and benefits services to save £1.3m.
Housing
In good faith? Are churches the solution to the housing crisis, asks James Derounian, principal lecturer in community development and local governance at the University of Gloucestershire.
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