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The overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents use social media, with 78% using it at least once a day, according to new research undertaken by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The survey of 1,797 MDU members also revealed that the most popular channels were Facebook which is used by 75% followed by Instagram and YouTube which are… Read more »
The UK is conspicuously absent from the list of signatories to a statement published by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) that highlights the persecution of the non-religious and calls for their protection. IRFBA is a network of 38 countries committed to advancing freedom of religion or belief around the world with the Prime… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt A fresh attack on disability benefits from George Osborne has sparked signs of tensions with the Tories’ Lib Dem coalition partners. The chancellor stressed that rules surrounding incapacity benefit and its successor, the employment and support allowance, needed to be tightened up, as did housing benefit. Housing benefit has already been mentioned… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson David Cameron and George Osborne claimed international approval for the emergency Budget after the G20 backed action to halve deficits by 2013. Britain’s drastic spending cuts, which will see departmental budgets cut by 25% after the NHS and international aid are ringfenced, are at the more extreme end of the approaches being… Read more »