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• The sad truth about the Action for Happiness movement
  Being happy isn't only down to the individual, argues David HarperLord [Richard] Layard is good at telling Britain's psychologists what they want to hear. His book Happiness: Lessons From a New Science argued that they held the key to increasing happiness and wellbeing, and led to the then Labour government rolling out the large-scale provision of […]
• Clinks Care Farm: 'We can change lives'
  The farm that aids people with mental health issuesClinks Care Farm, a 143-acre mixed farm near Beccles in Norfolk, offers – unique in the UK – "farming on prescription". GPs prescribe a series of sessions on the farm for those with mental health issues. In addition, people from disadvantaged communities, carers and people with dementia also attend […]
• The 50 new radicals
  Last autumn the Observer joined forces with Nesta to find examples of inspirational Britons improving the lives of people and communities across the country in radical and creative ways. Here's how we arrived at the 50 visionary projects Take a look at the full list of Britain's 50 new radicalsTell us who we missedLast November, the National Endowm […]
• I'm a replacement child
  When Maria Lawson's older sister burned to death aged four, her mother was told by the family doctor to have another child. Which is how Maria came to be born, and – unbelievably – christened with the same name as her dead siblingDuring a game of hide-and-seek when she was five, Maria Lawson came across a box of brand new toys in the back of her mother […]
• Disabled people face unlimited unpaid work or cuts in benefit - the documents
  The civil service documents that reveal the government's policy proposal to make disabled people work unpaid for an unlimited amount of timeWe've had a lot of interest in our story on disabilities published last night. Many of the comments that have been posted express a sense of disbelief at the Department for Work and Pensions proposals. After di […]
• Department for Work and Pensions presentation
  Civil service document that reveals the government's policy proposal to make disabled people work unpaid for an unlimited amount of time […]