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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 current oil-for-food scandal gripping the United Nations shows the organisation “needs to put its own house in order”, the Conservatives said today. Shadow foreign secretary Liam Fox said the accusations of corruption levelled at the former head of the UN’s oil-for-food programme in Iraq were serving only to strengthen the hands of its critics…. Read more »
Terror suspects could face a pre-trial hearing behind closed doors under new proposals under review by the Home Office. A department spokeswoman confirmed the measures were being considered as part of the government’s toughening up of anti-terror legislation and administrative powers. The details of the new preliminary hearings have yet to be decided but reports… Read more »
