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Sofa surfer film reveals extent of homelessness
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Community football stars pay tribute to Kurtis Townsend
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Presents: the real meaning of Christmas
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Presents: the real meaning of Christmas
Posted on December 13, 2011 | No CommentsThere's nothing consumerist about revelling in the giving of gifts – in fact, it's the very essence of human civilisation -
Thousands of households ‘in danger of eviction’
Posted on December 13, 2011 | No CommentsHousing charity Shelter has analysed rates of possession claims in England for snapshot of struggling households -
Women main drivers of rising living standards
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsSurvey finds that a quarter of growth in household income between 1968 and 2008-09 came from women working -
Public sector pensions ‘heading for the rocks’
Posted on December 4, 2011 | No CommentsLord Hutton says gloomy economic outlook strengthens need for reforms but adds government needs to amend its proposals -
Groupon to be investigated by Office of Fair Trading
Posted on December 2, 2011 | No CommentsAdvertising watchdog refers daily deals website after it was found to have broken UK ad regulations 48 times in 11 months -
Christmas lights go dim amid Britain’s economic gloom
Posted on November 27, 2011 | No CommentsCash-strapped local authorities are cutting back on festive decorations - even though they attract shoppers -
What is Black Friday?
Posted on November 25, 2011 | No CommentsThe discount shopping day follows Thanksgiving and is expected to lure millions of US shoppers -
Nick Clegg to accuse banks of racism
Posted on November 24, 2011 | No CommentsLecture will argue that loan discrimination against minority ethnic customers is holding budding black entrepreneurs back -
We can’t afford the costs of bosses’ crazy unearned pay
Posted on November 22, 2011 | No CommentsIt alienates staff, damages companies and rewards failure. In austerity, firms should act to cut excess – before rules are imposed -
Public sector workers to be offered further concessions in pensions row
Posted on November 12, 2011 | No CommentsMinisters preparing to give in to trade unions in contentious area of transferring pensions from public to private sector -
Reality check: Student protest posters and placards
Posted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsStudent protests have been notable for their distinctive placards. Jessica Shepherd examines what messages the demonstrators have chosen and why -
Social mobility of young people ‘being held back by government policy’
Posted on November 1, 2011 | No CommentsCuts to education, benefits and pensions likely to lead to deeper inequalities in the future, says leading social policy thinktank
