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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 politics.co.uk staff A Conservative MP has apologised after admitting he was too drunk to vote in a key Budget debate. Mark Reckless, the MP for Rochester and Strood, missed a vote in the small hours of Wednesday morning on the planned rise in VAT from 17.5% to 20%. He is understood to have been… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff John Prescott has defended his decision to enter the House of Lords against accusations of hypocrisy. The former deputy prime minister made his opposition to the Lords abundantly clear during his long political career. “I’m against too much flunkery and titles,” he told the Scotsman in 2008. “But Paul [his wife Pauline]… Read more »
