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The cost of housing is often the cause of higher benefit claims

Comment: People need affordable housing not a cap on benefits

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Research shows that low income families struggle to afford food during the holidays

Comment: Filling the holiday gap – Why kids go hungry over the summer

*Blog

Members of the Fire Brigades Union on a protest march

Comment: Going on strike is our only way to fight cuts to the fire service

*Comment & Analysis

David Cameron's planned EU referendum plasters over the weaknesses in his own party

Comment: Even a Cameron victory on Europe won’t save him

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Homeless protesters in Manchester

Manchester homelessness camp likely to shut after protestors denied legal aid

*Comment & Analysis

The cost of private renting increased by 2.5% this year

Comment: Soaring rent is creating a two-tier society

*Comment & Analysis

Theresa May's department in turmoil after asylum ruling

Pick of the Week: Sewel scandal, cannabis, and Home Office turmoil

Our top five stories this week, including the Lord Sewell scandal, possible cannabis reform and turmoil at the Home Office

*Comment & Analysis

Migrants and asylum seekers try to get into the UK on the back of lorries in Calais

Comment: Britain has a responsibility toward Calais migrants

The prime ministers short-sighted indifference goes against Britain’s proud history of offering safe haven to those fleeing violence

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Sandra Bland's sister, Shavon, is embraced before her funeral service at DuPage African Methodist Episcopal Church in Illinois last Saturday

Comment: Where is the outrage over Britain’s Sandra Blands?

*Blog

Police commissioners could be the key to cannabis reform

Police commissioners offer fresh hope for cannabis reform

*Comment & Analysis

Do you remember the first time? Blair has lessons for Labour

Pick of the Week: Tony Blair, surveillance, and the legal strike

*Comment & Analysis

Watermelons: Greens need to move beyond caricature of being Green outside and red inside

Comment: Greens must appeal to Tory voters too

*Comment & Analysis

There are fresh demands for action to tackle stop and search in the capital

Comment: Boris has presided over a catastrophic loss of trust in the police

*Comment & Analysis

One in three girls say they experience 'groping' or unwanted sexual touching at school

Comment: Young people need sex education to protect them from abuse

*Comment & Analysis

Syed Kamall: "We need to think more long-term when it comes to aviation"

Comment: Heathrow expansion is just a sticking plaster solution

*Comment & Analysis

"For those who still harbour the belief the EU is a defence against erosion of our rights at home, current events should be a wake-up call"

TTIP will force all Europeans to take Greece’s medicine

*Comment & Analysis

Homelessness: An inevitable consequence of housing benefit cuts?

Osborne’s cut to housing benefit will drive young people into homelessness

*Comment & Analysis

The arms trade requires public subsidy but doesn't necessarily make us safer

Comment: Want to boost the economy George? Try slashing the arms trade

*Comment & Analysis

Greeks celebrate in front of the their parliament as the results from last night's vote start to come in

Eyewitness: Despite media fear-mongering, Greeks stay calm and carry on

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