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A new report from the 50+ Choices Roundtable shows how businesses, older workers and the wider UK economy would all benefit from employers and government prioritising greater flexibility in the workplace. The Flexible After Fifty report, from the members of the 50+ Choices Roundtable, shows that nearly three quarters (72%) of over-50s are seeking flexible… Read more »
Today the GMC has issued a formal apology for taking regulatory action against a number of doctors because they had convictions based on sexuality. The GMC has said it is ‘truly sorry’ for compounding the harm caused by homophobic laws and attitudes, that were in place into the 1980s and beyond. Reacting to the news, Dr Caroline… Read more »
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Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski has been criticised by Labour’s Denis MacShane following comments ascribing all “controversial” immigration to people from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. The comments originally surfaced when Mr Kawczynski accused the BBC of “picking on white Christians from Poland”. He continued: “They are using the Polish community as a cat’s paw to… Read more »
Gordon Brown has responded to growing public concern over knife crime by lowering the minimum age teenagers can be prosecuted for carrying knives from 18 to 16. The move was announced by the government this morning after the prime minister and home secretary Jacqui Smith met with representatives from the Association of Chief Police Officers… Read more »
