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A new poll of headteachers has once again shown that there is widespread opposition to the current law mandating schools to hold a daily act of collective Christian worship. Almost 2,000 school leaders were surveyed, with 70% of them opposed to the legal requirement. Humanists UK has long campaigned for the replacement of compulsory Christian worship in… Read more »
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has welcomed the extension of a GDC pilot aimed at speeding up the initial inquiries made to assess fitness to practise cases. The pilot, which was announced in September last year and was due to end in April, has now been extended until the end of October after ‘early positive signs’. Of… Read more »
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There is a hardcore of unemployed people who are not taking up opportunities to work, said John Hutton today. In a speech to the IPPR think-tank, the work and pensions secretary said hard-working families should not have to support people who refuse to find work. “We know there is a small group of benefit claimants… Read more »
The Treasury’s economic forecasts could be partly responsible for interest rates rising, the Lords’ economic affairs committee has said. Looking at monetary policy over the last year – during which interest rates have risen twice – the committee expressed concern “over-optimistic” growth forecasts might affect interest rates. In 1997 the Labour party handed over responsibility… Read more »
