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 government has confirmed that it is looking at a number of ways to reform the welfare system by encouraging long-term unemployed people to find work. But work and pensions secretary John Hutton is adamant that nobody’s benefits will be cut as a result. Tomorrow an influential report from banker David Freud is expected to… Read more »
Tony Blair has admitted for the first time that his decision to announce he would not stand for a fourth election created “uncertainty” for the government. But the prime minister insisted that the situation could have been worse if he had held his cards closer to his chest. Labour has been wracked by infighting between… Read more »
