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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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Rural communities are being marginalised by the same government department set up to support them, MPs have found. In a report published this morning, the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Committee argued Defra must now concentrate on rural communities, given that its climate change brief has been shifted over to the new Department of Energy… Read more »
Liberal Democrat presidential hopeful Lembit Opik gives his views on his party’s future. Mr Opik told politics.co.uk he believes the party has a “fear of standing out” and portraying its policies in “pastel shades”. Travelling up in his “presidential motorhome” to talk to students to Coventry, Mr Opik is in no mood to mince his… Read more »