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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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Brown outlasts resignation petition

By politics.co.uk staff The petition on the Downing Street website calling for Gordon Brown to resign was taken down last night. It had attracted 72,000 signatures in its six months on the site before being taken down. The petition was launched in April by Kalvis Jansons, a former Labour supporter, who simply proposed: ”We the… Read more »

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Griffin: Give me one more chance

Read the BNP leader’s comments to journalists in full, in which he accuses the BNP of bias, asks to do another Question Time, and says London is not part of Britain. Nick Griffin made the comments at a hastily convened news conference today, as the media assessment of his performance last night went from bad… Read more »