The health and social care bill is at report stage in the Lords, while the Commons is debating a Labour-led motion prompted by an e-petition. Photograph: Cate Gillon/Getty Images
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• NHS will collapse without reforms, Andrew Lansley warns
• NHS reforms: GPs offer olive branch to David Cameron
• NHS costs soar as GPs focus on health reforms
• GP commissioning: the full data from False Economy
• Polly Toynbee: Sorry, Shirley Williams, but I have to nail your health bill myths
• Police privatisation: dozens of firms register interest in £1.5bn contract
• Universal credit will make 150,000 single parents worse off, study finds
• Iain Duncan Smith: early intervention crucial to prevent social breakdown
• True stories about women and binge-drinking
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• The founders of an online lifestyle magazine for disabled people tell Mary O'Hara why there's a need for a feelgood factor
• Contraceptive advice is vital, but binge drinking and social deprivation can be a major factor in unwanted pregnancies and poor sexual health, writes Peter Dawson
• Young people in Liverpool and New York use graphic depictions to explore the similarities in how they are treated by the police
• Westminster residents will be hit hard by the benefits cap, but the council's new leader, Philippa Roe, tells Peter Hetherington that they needn't go far
• Widely drawn contracts mean provision of back office policing services by private firms could be the thin end of the wedge, says Alan Travis
• Police outsourcing already goes on. But public sector organisations need to ensure contracts save money and improve performance, writes Tom Gash
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• Live Q&A from 1pm: Re-branding your charity on a tight budget
• Welsh government unveils social care reform plans
• How to make local government embrace SMEs? Cut the bureaucracy
• NHS trust in privatisation talks
• Named the best employer in the country, One Vision Housing shares its experiences and tips for other managers
• A new EU programme could change the future of social enterprise across Europe, says Dan Ridler
On my radar ...
• NHS reforms. Claire Phipps is hosting our live blog today as both houses of parliament turning their attention to the health and social care bill, with the seventh day of the report stage in the Lords, and a Labour-led debate in the Commons.
• The newly launched manifesto from the Campaign for a Fair Society . The campaign launched in 2010 in response to concerns that government spending cuts would fall disproportionately on the most vulnerable groups in society. The campaign says the government's own figures show that £23.7bn of annual cuts will fall on disabled people, older people and those living in poverty - amounting to 58% of all planned cuts - and it claims that 25% of all cuts will target the 2% of people who most need support. The manifesto proposes eight ways to create a fairer society - including strengthening the Human Rights Act, better access to early support, a clearer system of entitlements and the right to a fair income. Steven Rose, chair of the campaign's England steering group, said:
The current system is inherently unfair. It fails to recognise the right of everyone to be treated as full citizens, with a valuable contribution to make and a full and meaningful life to lead.
As more and more cuts are made to the income and support available to the most vulnerable and those living in poverty, the worse things will get for everyone.
The Campaign for a Fair Society's manifesto shows that there is an alternative – a society where everyone is treated equally, regardless of age, differences or disabilities. If we all have the vision and are willing work together to realise it, then we can create a society that is fair for everyone.
• A recommended post on the Beanbags and Bullsh!t blog on the goverment's decision to shut 36 Remploy factories, blogger David Floyd writes:
Whether or not we believe that Remploy's current model is sustainable in the long-term or that its continuation is even desirable, the reality is that more than 1500 disabled people will soon be out of work and facing limited prospects for future employment ... governments of various stripes have a dismal track record in terms of helping people thrive in the world beyond supported work.
Many in the social enterprise movement are surprised that the government hasn't seriously considered the option of supporting Remploy employees to move from supported employment to working for viable social enterprises.
The post has also prompted some interesting responses, including this comment from Richard Patey:
Just as social enterprise needs support to become mainstream, people with disabilities need support to enter and maintain mainstream employment. Propping up a separate, unsustainable sector does not lead to dignified work.
• Speak Up for Libraries, a new coalition of organisations and campaigners working to protect libraries and their staff, which is holding a rally at Westminster today.
• Feminist historian, theologian, writer and activist Dr Lesley Orr, who has been named Action for Children's Woman of Influence 2012 . The annual Woman of Influence Awards raise funds for Action for Children Scotland, and recognise women's contribution to Scottish society. The community award – presented to a young woman who has been helped by the charity to turn her life around - went to 22-year-old young carer Mel McLean, from West Dumbartonshire, who volunteers to support homeless people.
• The 2012 Global Entrepreneurship Congress, which is taking place in Liverpool today. Find out more on Twitter via the hashtag #GEC2012
Other news
• BBC: Council high earners 'avoid tax'
• Children & Young People Now: Regional disparities in teenage pregnancy rates must be tackled, Teather warns
• Community Care: Tasks to be reserved for social workers in legal shake-up
• Independent: Woman loses breakdown damages claim
• Inside Housing: House builders call for VAT cut
• LocalGov.co.uk: LGA presses the case for investment freedoms
• Public Finance: Budget must focus on young jobless, says TUC
• Telegraph: Human rights law review body fatally split, leaked papers reveal
• Third Sector: Citizens Advice Scotland to close five bureaux in Glasgow
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