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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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Charles Kennedy will tell 1,000 delegates at his party’s annual conference in Southport at noon today that the Liberal Democrats are the only mainstream force in British politics to have increased its power base in the past year. He will say the Lib Dems are a modern party underpinned by the principles of “trust and… Read more »
Youngsters aged 16 and 17 should be freely allowed to visit sex shops and look at internet pornography, Liberal Democrats agreed yesterday. The majority of delegates at the party’s spring conference in Southport said it was right that 16 and 17-year-olds ought to have the right to express their sexuality. Don Foster, the party’s culture… Read more »
