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All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Healthcare Workers established to highlight key areas of concern for healthcare professionals

The new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Healthcare Workers held its inaugural meeting yesterday in Parliament.   The group, organised by the Medical Defence Union (MDU), has been established to highlight key areas of concern for healthcare professionals and discuss potential solutions. This includes issues such as improving the health and wellbeing of staff… Read more »

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New Humanist magazine joins Humanists UK in historic charity merger

After more than a century of collaboration, a merger has been announced between the Rationalist Association, which has published New Humanist magazine since its founding in 1885, and Humanists UK. For 130 years, New Humanist has been a vital platform for award-winning journalism and insightful commentary on science, technology, culture, and politics. As part of… Read more »

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Businesses and government ally to tackle climate change
Miliband appeals to business on carbon agenda

By Alex Stevenson Ed Miliband urged business figures to help him sell the transition to a low-carbon economy to the public yesterday. The energy and climate change secretary was speaking at the launch of a new initiative, Carbon Connect, in Westminster. He said the government was committed to achieving a landmark agreement at Copenhagen later… Read more »

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Higher energy costs will be a hard sell to the public
Energy bills ‘too low’ say Royal Society

By Liz Stephens If the UK is to have any chance of developing new green technologies, consumers will need to pay more for energy, a group of leading scientists and engineers has said. The Royal Society study, which was published today, also calls for the government to prioritise research into alternative energies, calling current climate… Read more »