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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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By politics.co.uk staff Philip Hammond has implied the government is looking at changes to the way airport security works, after the chairman of British Airways called many measures “redundant”. The transport secretary was addressing calls by Martin Broughton to scale back the stringent procedures that often see passengers subject to intrusive and time-consuming security checks…. Read more »
By Ian Dunt Scientists have highlighted research showing a link between a specific receptor gene and liberal political views. Research on 2,000 subjects from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health showed that people with a specific variant of the DRD4 dopamine receptor gene were more likely to be liberal as adults, but only if… Read more »
