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Nick Stephenson's Huffington Post blog has been included in today's Guardian Society Briefing.
This brings together trending topics and articles in areas like the NHS, social care, and benefits.
The blog asks whether the 'no' vote in Scotland opens up more possibilities for better provision for unemployed people, with decision-making on this issue likely to be devolved to Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and potentially the English regions.
Nick Stephenson's blog for The Huffington Post is featured in today's Guardian Society Briefing.
The piece, titled 'LibDems head for meltdown as they pick benefit row with Tories', accuses Nick Clegg's party of hypocrisy in its new stance.
UnemployedNet's blog Should unemployed people celebrate the end of jobcentres? has been included in today's Guardian Society Briefing.
The Briefing brings together all of the society writing making the news on that day in one place.
UnemployedNet's blog, 'Tories back full employment - but have no idea how to get there', has been quoted in today's Guardian Society Briefing.
The weekly digest of news on health, education, unemployment and social affairs reproduced a section of Nick Stephenson's blog as published in The Huffington Post.
UnemployedNet's Nick Stephenson was interviewed today on Julia Hartley-Brewer's LBC Radio show just after 1.00 pm.
The show focused on sanctions, and Nick pointed at the failings of a system which has introduced targets and incentives in jobcentres.
UnemployedNet's blog Fake self-employment replaces real jobs in sick UK economy, written by Nick Stephenson, has been published in today's Huffington Post and has been picked up by Guardian Society Daily online.
The blog makes the point that, with more than half of the million jobs created since the recession being self-employment, and earnings among the group dropping by 20% over that period, the government needs to stop crowing about its success in this area.
UnemployedNet has been quoted in today's Guardian Society Daily online, the digest that brings together all that is current in the UK's social sector.
A portion of our news article Unemployed claimants go missing from today's figures - sanctions to blame? has been reproduced, making the point that throwing people off benefits for small or non-existent crimes is a terrible way to reduce the unemployment statistics.
UnemployedNet's blog, 45% rise in sanctions leaves more jobseekers destitute, was featured in yesterday's Guardian Society Daily online.
UnemployedNet's latest article, Unemployment falls by 24,000 but wages down again, has been quoted extensively in today's Guardian Society Online.
It makes the point that, although the fall in headline unemployment is to be welcomed, falling wages and increasing sanctions mean there is little to celebrate for workless people.
The UnemployedNet blog, 'Chancellor's spending cuts - unemployed suffer further', is featured in today's Guardian Society Daily online.
The blog criticises George Osborne's latest assault on jobless people, particularly the increase in the number of conditionality criteria for receiving benefits and the announcement of a second benefits cap.
Quoted extensively in the online Guardian, the blog concludes that:
