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Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian Sign up to Society briefing email Today's top SocietyGuardian stories • UK unemployment falls again • Welsh hospitals report reveals 'appalling' patient care failings • Report lays bare plight of elderly people living in poverty in Wales • Ukip's black candidates join tussle for ethnic minority vote in Croydon • Mental illness affects us all – even in the happiest country on Earth • Viv Groskop: Don't judge older women on their right to have abortions • Dave Hill: London housing crisis - who dares campaign for building on the greenbelt? • Letters: The NHS was a wonderful thing because it belonged to us • Letters: Human casualties of an unequal society All today's SocietyGuardian stories In today's SocietyGuardian section • Was Walsall council's star social care chief a victim of his own success? • Terry Pratchett: Those of us with dementia need a little help from our friends • Zara Aziz: Cutting hospital beds is a false economy • Gareth Swarbrick: Businesses like the Co-op can have both a corporate strategy and mutual values • Eric Allison: Treatment of prisoners' alcoholism is an essential part of rehabilitation • Swimmers with dyspraxia fall foul of Paralympics bureaucracy • Finally, training to build UK care workers' skills, but no money to pay for it • Centenarian Gus Bialick brings his 'living history' to schools Jobs of the week • Chief executive officer, Big Issue Invest: "We are now seeking a credible, experienced and dynamic leader who is passionate about social impact investment. Our ideal candidate will demonstrate a track record of achievement whilst working in the financial services sector, with hands-on experience of fund management and direct investment." • Head of digital, National Trust • Policy director, Green Alliance • Non-executive board members, Leeds Federated Housing Association The Guardian's public and voluntary sector careers page Hundreds of public and voluntary sector jobs On the Society Professional Networks • Fundraising and the future: what role will it play in the voluntary sector? Live discussion from noon on Wednesday • More libraries are set to close as councils struggle with their finances. Crime writer Ann Cleeves urges action • Why house prices are so expensive in the UK • Live discussion on Friday from noon: How can employers promote good mental health? • Digital treatments for mental health issues can be more accessible and efficient, so how can the NHS develop them, asks SA Mathieson • Government's secret proposal to sell off the Land Registry could lead to mass job losses and erode transparency, claims the president of Public and Commercial Services union Pick of the blogs • Jenny Diski, Mosaic Science: Blackness ever blackening - my lifetime of depression • Toby Lloyd, FT [subscriptions]: How to fix Britain's housing crisis • Clare Goff, New Start: What does good growth look like? • Jill Rutter, Institute for Government: 101 uses for a zombie Parliament • Chris Grover, Lancs Law Blog: Farewell to the safety net? Social (in)security and Local Welfare Assistance • Matthew Lawrence, New Statesman: You've read Piketty, but what to do about it? • George Julian: Meeting a living (and dying) legend Other news • BBC: Prosecutors given guidance on teen and elderly abuse • Children & Young People Now: Most councils report fall in care applications • Civil Society: CAF Bank to lend £75m to charities in next three years • Community Care: CQC and ombudsman join forces to make social care complaints easier • Independent: Nick Clegg under pressure to water down Coalition's welfare reforms • Inside Housing: Bedroom tax challenge for children with care needs • LocalGov.co.uk: Councillors trusted more than MPs, reveals poll • Public Finance: Lack of council tax revaluation 'absurd', says IFS head • Telegraph: Stop unnecessarily threatening the green belt, Nick Boles tells councils • Third Sector: Music download website that donated half its profits to charities shuts down • Times [subscriptions]: Councils use NHS money to make up for budget cuts SocietyGuardian blogs Patrick Butler's cuts blog Sarah Boseley's global health blog SocietyGuardian on social media Follow SocietyGuardian on Twitter Follow Patrick Butler on Twitter Follow Clare Horton on Twitter Follow Alison Benjamin on Twitter SocietyGuardian's Facebook page SocietyGuardian links SocietyGuardian.co.uk The Guardian's public and voluntary sector careers page Hundreds of public and voluntary sector jobs SocietyGuardian editor: Alison Benjamin Email the SocietyGuardian editor: society@guardian.co.uk Sign up for the Guardian Today Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. 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