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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 »
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Invading Iraq was crucial for British security, Tony Blair has insisted as the Labour party conference gets under way in Brighton. The prime minister told BBC1’s Sunday AM programme that he had not expected the “ferocity” of resistance from insurgents to Iraq’s fledgling political process, but said Britain should “stick with it” in order to… Read more »
A meeting of the key International Monetary Fund (IMF) policymaking committee in New York agreed a deal on Saturday to cancel the multilateral debt of some of the world’s poorest countries. Chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown, who chairs the committee, announced the details of a plan to wipe out a debt of around $40… Read more »