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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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Britain has agreed to send up to 750 troops to help calm fresh tension in Kosovo. “Some of them will be [travelling]. How many, I don’t know,” a Ministry of Defence spokesman said today. “The allocation of force is up to 750,” he added. An announcement of the exact numbers and their departure date is… Read more »
An influential committee of MPs has questioned the government’s lack of cooperation with its Iraq inquiry. The Foreign Affairs Committee is calling for greater powers for Parliamentary committees to summon ministers, civil servants or documents during inquiries. MPs on the select committee were angered by prime minister Tony Blair’s refusal to give evidence to its… Read more »
