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Humanists UK has raised concerns over potentially unintended consequences of measures in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would, if not amended, pave the way for a new generation of 100% religiously selective schools for the first time since 2011. The Bill does not refer to faith school admissions at all and nothing in… Read more »
The hidden impact of domestic abuse on healthcare professionals has been revealed by the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (RMBF), in the latest edition of the Medical Defence Union (MDU) journal. The RMBF has seen a significant increase in doctors accessing support as a direct result of domestic abuse. Five years ago the charity, which the MDU… Read more »
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The Safety of Rwanda Bill should make it through the House of Lords “fairly fast”, a minister has claimed this morning after Rishi Sunak’s flagship legislation cleared its House of Commons stages last night. Chris Philp, a Home Office minister, insisted the government would aim for deportation flights to start “as soon as possible”. He… Read more »
A powerful House of Lords committee has heavily criticised the Bank of England for its forecasting and management of inflation as it urged MPs to consider reform. The report damned the central bank for its reliance on “inadequate” forecasting models and its “perceived lack of intellectual diversity”. The report added that Threadneedle Street had made… Read more »
