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The UK Government must carry out long overdue reform of the teaching of Religious Education (RE) in England to meet the needs of modern society, says Humanists UK in response to another Ofsted review. In its deep-dive report into RE – Deep and meaningful? – Ofsted found that the current curriculum often lacks ‘sufficient substance to… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has successfully supported a GP member with a series of investigations that followed a patient death. The GP was eventually exonerated, but not before responding to a complaint, claim, NHS England investigation and GMC investigation over a five-year period. The MDU is encouraging healthcare professionals to get support from colleagues… Read more »
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The chairman of the BBC, Michael Grade, has given a strong defence of the BBC’s governance reforms in the post-Hutton inquiry era, and promised increased transparency of the corporation’s activities. Giving evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, Mr Grade told MPs that the new arrangements mean that management will no longer hold… Read more »
The editor of the Spectator, and Shadow Arts Minister, is in Liverpool today to pay penance for an editorial in his magazine which claimed Liverpool was a city “hooked on grief”. In a highly controversial leader published last week, the Spectator criticised the city’s reaction to the death of hostage Ken Bigley, accusing the city… Read more »
