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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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Interest rates have been kept on hold at 4.75 per cent. This is the tenth month in a row that the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) have frozen rates. The Bank of England raises or lowers the underlying rate of borrowing in the UK in an attempt to keep inflation (as measured by… Read more »
A new diplomat is set to take on probably the most dangerous UK diplomatic position; that of ambassador to Iraq. William Patey will succeed Edward Chaplin in Baghdad this month. The 51-year-old has extensive experience in the Middle East having been ambassador to Khartoum since 2002 and was head of the Foreign Office’s Middle East… Read more »
