A new report from the 50+ Choices Roundtable shows how businesses, older workers and the wider UK economy would all benefit from employers and government prioritising greater flexibility in the workplace. The Flexible After Fifty report, from the members of the 50+ Choices Roundtable, shows that nearly three quarters (72%) of over-50s are seeking flexible… Read more »
Today the GMC has issued a formal apology for taking regulatory action against a number of doctors because they had convictions based on sexuality. The GMC has said it is ‘truly sorry’ for compounding the harm caused by homophobic laws and attitudes, that were in place into the 1980s and beyond. Reacting to the news, Dr Caroline… Read more »
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The New Labour project is not over, despite changes to government policy in the Pre-Budget Report, business secretary Lord Mandelson said last night. Speaking to business leader, Lord Mandelson said efforts to dampen the effects of recession did not entail a complete break with the past. Many political commentators and opposition parties cited some of… Read more »
There are “major weaknesses” in the government’s national security structures, a report out today claims. A group of security commissioners headed by former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown and ex-Nato secretary general George Robertson claim that Britain has failed to adequately improve national security despite escalating threats in recent years. The wide-ranging report – which… Read more »
