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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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Attorney-General Lord Goldsmith altered his advice over the legality of the Iraq war amid uncertainty in the military, a Labour peer has claimed. Baroness Helena Kennedy QC yesterday said Lord Goldsmith bowed to pressure from the US ahead of the March war even though the “vast majority” of lawyers thought the conflict without a second… Read more »
“Bitterness” drove Clare Short to allege that British spies bugged the office of Kofi Annan, secretary general of the United Nations, No 10’s former director of communications, Alastair Campbell, said yesterday. Mr Campbell said the former international development secretary had been “mouthing off” and urged ministers not to “dance to her tune”. Ms Short was… Read more »