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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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Lord Malloch Brown will resign his ministerial post at the Foreign Office
Lord Malloch Brown resigns

By Liz Stephens Foreign Office minister, Lord Malloch Brown will resign from the government at the end of the month it was revealed last night.   Lord Malloch Brown, minister for Africa, Asia and the UN, said that “personal and family reasons” were behind the decision and stressed the move had nothing to do with… Read more »

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Assisted dying: still controversial
Lords stop attempt to legalise assisted dying

By politics.co.uk staff The House of Lords has rejected a move to legalise Brits taking their loved ones overseas for assisted suicide. The measure, which was fitted in as an amendment to the coroners and justice bill, was defeated in a free vote by 194 to 141. It was proposed by Lord Falconer, former Labour… Read more »