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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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Howard: Low tax economy would benefit ethnic minorities

Conservative leader Michael Howard today told ethnic minorities he would create a Britain in which success was not determined by skin colour or religion. In a speech to ethnic communities in Batley and Spen, Mr Howard said he would build a nation “where everyone, whatever the colour of their skin, whatever their religion, can make… Read more »

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Labour edging toward ‘nanny statism’

Most voters think the Government is infringing too much on their liberties, according to a new poll. Seven out of ten respondents – an even mix of men and women – in the ICM for think-tank Reform said the state was curtailing too many freedoms. Voters agreed “too many infringements on personal liberty are being… Read more »