News
The overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents use social media, with 78% using it at least once a day, according to new research undertaken by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The survey of 1,797 MDU members also revealed that the most popular channels were Facebook which is used by 75% followed by Instagram and YouTube which are… Read more »
The UK is conspicuously absent from the list of signatories to a statement published by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) that highlights the persecution of the non-religious and calls for their protection. IRFBA is a network of 38 countries committed to advancing freedom of religion or belief around the world with the Prime… Read more »
Latest articles
Four new commissioners have been appointed to the Equal Opportunities Commission by Minister for Women Patricia Hewitt. The appointees include Mohammed Aziz, director of Faithwise and already a commissioner at the Commission for Racial Equality, and Frances Hasler, head of user and public involvement at the Commission for Social Care Inspection will join the commission… Read more »
The Government’s secondary school education strategy has come in for strong criticism from the influential Education and Skills Select Committee. Today’s report, the culmination of a two-year inquiry into secondary education, casts doubt on a number of the Government’s flagship policies, suggesting they are based on “unexamined assumptions” and lack procedures to assess cost and… Read more »