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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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MDU welcomes GMC apology over historic homophobic laws

Today the GMC has issued a formal apology for taking regulatory action against a number of doctors because they had convictions based on sexuality. The GMC has said it is ‘truly sorry’ for compounding the harm caused by homophobic laws and attitudes, that were in place into the 1980s and beyond. Reacting to the news, Dr Caroline… Read more »

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The report called for a more open approach to Iran from the White House
Commons committee report ‘leaked to US’

By politics.co.uk staff The US government was informed of a select committee report into Iran days before publication, according to a new Wikileaks file. The move would be a major breach of parliamentary rules. Select committee reports are not even meant to be seen by government departments before publication. But according to a new Wikileaks… Read more »

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Hague hits out at the violence in Cairo
Hague confronts Egypt over street violence

By Ian Dunt William Hague has issued a thinly-veiled threat to the Egyptian regime over the violence taking place on the streets of Cairo. The capital has been the scene of extraordinary violence today, between anti-government protestors and groups of thugs patrolling the city. Thirteen people are understood to have died in the running battles…. Read more »