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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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Gordon Brown has issued a condemnation of Israeli settlement-building in the Middle East ahead of a visit by prime minister Ehud Olmert. Mr Olmert’s trip come one day after that of his Palestinian counterpart Salam Fayyad. Speaking at a press conference with Mr Fayyad yesterday, Mr Brown described the settlements in the West Bank as… Read more »
The government overpaid around five per cent of public sector pensioners for over 30 years, Cabinet Office minister Liam Byrne has said. The overpayments total £126 million – averaging £1,300 per person from 1978. It was caused by an “incorrect indexation,” a Cabinet Office statement said, and a National Audit Office investigation would now be… Read more »
