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The UK Government must carry out long overdue reform of the teaching of Religious Education (RE) in England to meet the needs of modern society, says Humanists UK in response to another Ofsted review. In its deep-dive report into RE – Deep and meaningful? – Ofsted found that the current curriculum often lacks ‘sufficient substance to… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has successfully supported a GP member with a series of investigations that followed a patient death. The GP was eventually exonerated, but not before responding to a complaint, claim, NHS England investigation and GMC investigation over a five-year period. The MDU is encouraging healthcare professionals to get support from colleagues… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The government’s guidelines for British agents’ approach to detainees they suspect of being subject to torture are insufficient to protect them from prosecution, a human rights watchdog has warned. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has written to David Cameron, arguing that the current guidelines for operatives, issued in July, may… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Union leaders are taking advantage of their decisive role in securing Ed Miliband victory by piling pressure on the new Labour leader. Ed Miliband was behind his rival and elder brother David Miliband on both support from parliamentarians and the party membership – but won the Labour leadership election with just 50.65%… Read more »