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The Flexible After Fifty report calls for greater flexible working support for people over age 50 to be more active in the workforce

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 »

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MDU welcomes GMC apology over historic homophobic laws

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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Parliament watchdog considers Malik inquiry

By politics.co.uk staff The parliamentary commissioner for standards is considering whether to launch a complaint over communities minister Shahid Malik. John Lyon received the complaint from the Sunlight Centre for Open Politics, a transparency campaign, after a Telegraph report centred on his claim for two separate office spaces. The controversy has raised questions about Gordon… Read more »

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Gordon Brown calls extra Cabinet meeting
Brown calls extra Cabinet meeting

By politics.co.uk staff Gordon Brown is spending the entire morning with his new Cabinet this morning as they plan the Labour government’s response to last week’s disastrous European elections. Downing Street has characterised the three-hour meeting as an “away-day” which is neither away nor a day. The Cabinet will “discuss the government’s future plans for… Read more »