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Over 20 human rights, pro-choice, and international aid groups, and the Norwegian and Danish Governments, have called on the UK Government to reverse its decision to arbitrarily strip ‘sexual and reproductive health and rights’ and ‘bodily autonomy’ from an international human rights statement it – and 22 other countries – signed only two weeks ago…. Read more »
Longevity think tank Phoenix Insights, part of Phoenix Group, is today calling for the Government to reinvest up to £1billion of the potential savings that will come about if it raises the state pension age again, to support those most negatively impacted by a rise. The last rise in state pension age did not simply… Read more »
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Labour activists are condemning their party’s by-election campaign in Crewe and Nantwich after an election leaflet was released which party members say appeals to BNP voters. The leaflet in question shows a checklist of policies which Edward Timpson, the Conservative candidate, opposes – one of which reads: “Do you oppose making foreign nationals carry an… Read more »
Minister will be under renewed pressure today to scrap school testing for 11-year-olds following a damning select committee report on the subject which found the tests undermined education standards and harmed children. The chairman of the schools select committee, Barry Sheerman, told BBC’s Panorama programme: “There’s something wrong with the amount of testing and assessment… Read more »
