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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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An influential committee of MPs has questioned the chancellor’s proposed £20 billion cut in public spending. The Treasury select committee raised concerns about whether the saving was achievable without putting public services at risk. The committee’s report states that “this programme involves a challenging target which leaves little room for manoeuvre” and questions whether or… Read more »
Home secretary David Blunkett has revealed that a draft bill on ID cards should be published within a month. Speaking on BBC Radio Five today, Mr Blunkett said the Home Office planned to produce proposals for compulsory cards “hopefully in the next four weeks”. He admitted that senior cabinet ministers remained sceptical about the plans,… Read more »
