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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 »
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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By Alex Stevenson Red-faced Labour whips will not be looking forward to tonight’s parliamentary party meeting after an attempted stunt to defeat the government in the Commons backfired last week. Angry opposition MPs are expected to demand an explanation as to why they were forced to stay in parliament later than usual on Thursday for… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff David Cameron has tasked a former Thatcher minister with reassessing the government’s relationship with small and medium-sized businesses, acknowledging “there is so much more we need to do”. David Young, who served as Margaret Thatcher’s trade and industry secretary from 1987 to 1989, will deliver a “brutally honest” report on successive government’s… Read more »
