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Poor families bear brunt of coalition's austerity drive
Young at risk as sexually transmitted infections reach record levels
In today's Society supplement
The UK Drugs Commission's investigation into the stigmatisation of drug users. There needs to be an attempt to inform the public about the nature of addiction, says Charlie Lloyd
Peter Hetherington on how this government is demolishing the housing industry
Faisel Rahman on the growth of payday lending
Erwin James on the Koestler Trust's exhibition of art by offenders at the Edinburgh Festival
What are the links between shame and poverty? An international study aims to find out
The homeless tour guides giving visitors to the capital an alternative view of London's landmarks
Other stories
• John Bercow, the Commons Speaker, is being urged by unions to stop ministers from rushing through legislation that will slash redundancy terms for civil servants and clear the way for a cull of up to 100,000 jobs reports the Financial Times.
• A £39m drive to improve social work recruitment and retention has made no difference with UK vacancy rates still above 10%, an investigation by Community Care has found.
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