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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Clare Horton

Thursday's social affairs news

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David Cameron has been urged to take urgent action to boost the economy. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

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Today's top SocietyGuardian stories

Cameron under pressure to soften hardline deficit strategy
NHS needs £5bn to save 40 hospitals
Unions call day of strike action in November
Stepping Hill hospital nurse allowed to work under 'conditions'
Try smokeless nicotine cigarettes, says government
Publish gender pay gap and promotion rates, says Theresa May
Cuts blog: Homelessness: it's now a crisis in middle-England
Eric Pickles: A democratic design for the future of Britain's communities
Riots were a wake-up call to country, says Iain Duncan Smith
Deborah Orr: Children are unhappy because their parents are too
Madeleine Bunting: Guilt is for ministers, not mothers
All today's SocietyGuardian stories

Other news

• BBC: Midwife shortages 'risking lives'
• Children & Young People Now: Intensive intervention helps families reduce poor parenting and antisocial behaviour
• Community Care: Burstow announces £10m boost for dementia memory services
• Independent: Advertising ban won't stop 'brand bullying', says childhood expert
• Inside Housing: London rents hit all-time high
• Public Finance: DoH needs contingency plans for care services
• Telegraph: Doctors admit NHS managers restricting treatments
• Third Sector: Cuts 'hitting advice and young people's services hardest'

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