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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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George Osborne today insisted the Conservatives would not promise any unfunded tax cuts as the party’s tax commission proposed a £21 billion package of cuts. The review, led by former government minister Lord Forsyth, calls for the ten per cent rate of income tax to be abolished; the basic 22 per cent rate cut to… Read more »
The government-commissioned review of party funding today suggests a “greater level” of public finance could be introduced in the future. Hayden Phillips said state funding could be allocated on the basis of how many votes a political party got at the last election, or on how many members it has. This would encourage people to… Read more »
