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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by Peter Wozniak The Pope’s state visit to the UK ought to be cancelled, the reverend and former MP Ian Paisley has said. The staunchly protestant preacher for the Free Presbyterian Church in Northern Ireland railed against the welcome being laid out for the head of the Catholic church for his state visit on September… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff William Hague has added his voice to international condemnation of Iran’s planned stoning to death of a convicted adulterer. The foreign secretary reiterated his horror at the impending execution of 43-year-old Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, as hope emerged that the mother of two may escape the brutal death currently planned. “I’m appalled by… Read more »
