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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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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw today continued his criticism of the Uzbekistan government following the reported killing of hundreds of Uzbek civilians by its troops last week. He said the troops’ actions in opening fire on civilians in the town of Andijan, which eyewitnesses say has left 500 dead, “plainly cannot be justified”, and pressed for… Read more »
A leading science charity is today claiming that the Government’s climate change policies have failed to significantly cut carbon dioxide emissions. And in a new report, the Royal Society says a carbon tax could be the only way to prevent climate change. It says any reduction in harmful emissions has been largely due to other… Read more »
