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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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Ronald Reagan once joked that the most terrifying words in the English language are: “I’m from the government and I’m here to help”. Yesterday Britain’s premier, faced with figures pointing to a deepening economic malaise, promised: “I am totally, 100%, on it and it’s going to be okay”. Reagan, like our PM a California-dweller, would… Read more »
Reacting to figures today showing that inflation is stubbornly high, chancellor Jeremy Hunt said the new numbers “strengthen the case for the government to stick to its guns”. The new figures show the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 8.7 per cent in the 12 months to May, unchanged from April. Core inflation, meanwhile, which… Read more »
