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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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By politics.co.uk staff A combination of growing populations and food, energy and water shortages will reach crisis point by 2030, the government’s chief scientific advisor will say later today. “It’s a perfect storm,” Prof John Beddington will tell the Sustainable Development UK 09 conference. “There’s not going to be a complete collapse, but things will… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff A former MP hurled abuse at police and barstaff during a drunken tirade, a court has heard. Hotel manager Sven Nel told Peterborough magistrates’ court that Helen Clarke, one of the ‘Blair Babes’ who entered parliament in 1997, called police “pigs” and described one member of the bar staff as an “effing… Read more »