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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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Numbering high on the list of Sights We Thought We’d Never See, John Prescott’s entry into the Lords was a surprising affair in more ways than one. By Alex Stevenson How utterly improbable. A few years ago we would have placed rather long odds on this happy occasion. Surely it was less likely than the… Read more »
By Ian Dunt Labour is preparing itself for a fight against the might of the Murdoch empire, after it made early moves to fight the Australian’s £12 billion takeover of BSkyB. News Corp, owned by Rupert Murdoch, plans to acquire the 61% of Sky it does not already own. Labour backbencher Austin Mitchell has tabled… Read more »
