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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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SNP: Labour has let down Scottish NHS

The Scottish National Party has launched its first major election poster, which accuses Labour of letting down the Scottish NHS. It believes that health could be Labour’s Achilles heel in Scotland, and is claiming that the median wait for outpatients has actually increased since 1997. The poster launch comes on the day that Labour is… Read more »

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Blair ‘not complacent’ on the economy

Prime Minister Tony Blair today said that if re-elected Labour could not “afford one moment of complacency” on the economy. He said the troubles at MG Rover at Longbridge showed how fast the world changed and why “we have … to keep preparing our country for the next challenge.” And he pledged a £250 million… Read more »