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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 politics.co.uk staff Better headline unemployment figures mask the much deeper effect unemployment has had on recessionary Britain, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Later this week GDP figures are expected to show the UK economy returned to positive growth in the final quarter of 2009, ending the recession. It follows… Read more »
Brown’s appearance at the Iraq inquiry sees him finally break his silence on the subject. But can it damage him? By Ian Dunt Irony courses through drama, and political drama is no different. The most brutal irony of Gordon Brown’s now-confirmed attendance at the Iraq inquiry before the general election is that, after staying silent… Read more »