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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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By Alex Stevenson and Ian Dunt Gordon Brown has addressed the European parliament, telling his audience he is “proud to be British, proud to be European”. In a speech remarkable for its unashamedly pro-European rhetoric, Mr Brown boasted that the Commons has ratified the Lisbon treaty by a large majority, earning loud cheers in the… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The Commons debates the coroners and justice bill, focusing on day one on proposals to establish secret inquests. 17:56 – It took until this time for debate to finally get underway. MPs were meant to begin scrutinising the legislation at 15:30 GMT, but two statements – one from the prime minister and… Read more »
