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The Flexible After Fifty report calls for greater flexible working support for people over age 50 to be more active in the workforce

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 »

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MDU welcomes GMC apology over historic homophobic laws

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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Government ‘pessimistic’ WMD will be found

Senior government officials ‘right at the top of Whitehall’ no longer believe that weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are likely to be found in Iraq, the BBC’s political editor, Andrew Marr, has claimed. However, the Government itself continues to believe that evidence of WMD development programmes could still be turned up, according to Mr Marr…. Read more »

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Blair – ‘tremendous prize’ awaits Labour

Prime Minister Tony Blair has told Labour MPs not to forsake the “tremendous prize” of an historic Labour third term. Most agree the credibility and popularity of the PM have been damaged by the furore over the “dodgy dossier” and the unpopular US-led Iraq war. Add to this Labour’s apparent failure to deliver promised radical… Read more »