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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 »
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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John Prescott has described films depicting the execution of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as “quite deplorable”. The deputy prime minister said it was “totally unacceptable” for recordings, presumably including the two and a half minute mobile phone video currently circulating on the internet, to be made and said those responsible should be “ashamed”. His… Read more »
The government says it respects the decision made by its Iraqi counterpart to execute former president Saddam Hussein. But foreign secretary Margaret Beckett has reiterated Britain’s opposition to the death penalty. Saddam was executed this morning at 06:00 local time (03:00 GMT) in Baghdad, 27 years after he first came to power. The former dictator,… Read more »
