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Community Care reported on the social care issues raised at the 2008 Labour Party conference, which took place in Manchester.
Children's services news
Gordon Brown: Labour will legislate to end child poverty in 2020
Beverley Hughes: Tories would cut children's spending
4Children and Counsel and Care call for intergenerational strategy
Adult services news
GMB and Unite: Many ex-Remploy staff not helped into jobs
Alan Johnson makes top priority of adult care reform
Jacqui Smith's plan to crack down on prostitution splits opinion
NHF attacks £1.35bn fuel penalty for prepayment fuel customers
Johnson moots centralisation of adult social care
Purnell tells Labour Party welfare reform savings will help needy
Labour Party conference: Lewis says employers could fund care
Blogs
Child poverty legislation may not make abolition more likely
The future for the left, working time directive and taxing the rich
Tales from the Labour fringe: Ivan Lewis, text messages and social care
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The benefits for social workers of College/UNISON membership, and why social care professionals should act to protect their pensions.
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