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 Prime Minister has told a group of senior MPs that he believes climate change is the “single biggest long-term problem we face” in the world, with the evidence for this being “overwhelming”. The Kyoto treaty amounts to a one per cent reduction in carbon emissions, whereas a 60 per cent reduction is needed by… Read more »
The Transport Secretary, Alistair Darling, has announced that the Government is considering building a second toll motorway parallel to the M6. The existing M6 tollroad was started by the Conservative government and completed last year. In a statement to the House of Commons Mr Darling said that he is considering proposals to build a second… Read more »
