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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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Clive Efford, a member of the Commons Transport Select Committee, has tabled an early day motion calling for South Eastern Trains to be kept in the public sector. A year after it was put under state control, Britain’s only publicly run train franchise is out performing its private competitors in both customer satisfaction and punctuality…. Read more »
Hunting foxes with dogs will be banned in England and Wales in three months’ time, after the Hunting Bill was forced onto the statute books. The Government used the Parliament Act after the House of Lords rejected a late amendment from the House of Commons, which would have delayed the bill becoming law until 2006…. Read more »
