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Humanists UK comment on assisted dying report – positive but a missed opportunity

The Health and Social Care Committee’s report on assisted dying has been published today. Humanists UK has welcomed the evidence-based nature of the report, but expressed disappointment that the committee missed the opportunity to draw firm conclusions or recommend specific changes to the law. Although the report does not make any recommendations for or against legislative… Read more »

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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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Sarkozy and Cameron celebrate de Gaulle’s ‘Free France’ appeal

By politics.co.uk staff Nicolas Sarkozy joined with David Cameron today to pay tribute to Charles de Gaulle’s historic wartime radio appeal to his French compatriots today, 70 years after it was delivered. The appeal, which was broadcast on the BBC French Service, was heard by pitifully few men and women in France at the time,… Read more »

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Darwin: Even now, many people all over the world doubt the veracity of evolution.
Scientists demand evolution be put on curriculum

By Ian Dunt Twenty-six of the UK’s top scientists have written to the government demanding that evolution be specifically included in the primary curriculum. The letter was organised after key reforms to the primary curriculum, which included evolution for the first time, were dropped just before the election. “It was with huge disappointment that we… Read more »