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The hidden impact of domestic abuse on healthcare professionals has been revealed by the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (RMBF), in the latest edition of the Medical Defence Union (MDU) journal. The RMBF has seen a significant increase in doctors accessing support as a direct result of domestic abuse. Five years ago the charity, which the MDU… Read more »
The Government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which was announced in the 2024 King’s Speech, will receive its First Reading in Parliament today. Humanists UK has welcomed proposals including a Children Not in School Register and legislation to close loopholes that enable the continued operation of illegal faith schools. The Bill also includes a requirement… Read more »
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The weather may have played a starring role in Rishi Sunak’s sodden election announcement, but the climate crisis was nowhere to be seen. The drowned prime minister only mentioned the challenge that defines the 21st century when he made a false opposition between energy security and “environmental dogma”, doubling down on the myth that driving… Read more »
Before the election was called, preparations were well underway for the first Ministerial Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) between the UK and Malaysia in London. If the acronym sounds technocratic, that’s because it is – but no less important for that fact. Future UK economic growth depends on access to new and growing markets… Read more »
