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The overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents use social media, with 78% using it at least once a day, according to new research undertaken by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The survey of 1,797 MDU members also revealed that the most popular channels were Facebook which is used by 75% followed by Instagram and YouTube which are… Read more »
The UK is conspicuously absent from the list of signatories to a statement published by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) that highlights the persecution of the non-religious and calls for their protection. IRFBA is a network of 38 countries committed to advancing freedom of religion or belief around the world with the Prime… Read more »
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George Galloway has denied “fawning on” former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein when he met him in the mid 1990s, as his libel trial with the Daily Telegraph continued. Mr Galloway is suing The Telegraph over allegations that he received £375,000 in oil money from the dictator’s regime. The claim was made by the newspaper’s foreign… Read more »
Britain’s minimum wage should be frozen at £4.85 an hour until 2006 according to business leaders. The CBI will tell the Low Pay Commission (LPC) – an independent advisory body on the minimum wage – that hard-pressed businesses need a “pause year” to draw breath from last month’s above inflation rise. Last month, the minimum… Read more »
