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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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The government has failed to sufficiently assure senior judges that judicial independence will be guaranteed under the Ministry of Justice. Eight weeks of talks between judges and ministers have broken down after judges revealed they had not been informed of plans to split the Home Office and were concerned about the implications. Lord chief justice… Read more »
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will seek to bring murder charges over the death of Alexander Litvinenko. UK prosecutors said Russian citizen Andrey Lugovoy, a former KGB officer, should be charged over the poisoning of the Russian spy. Foreign secretary Margaret Beckett has demanded Russia’s full cooperation and the permanent undersecretary at the Foreign Office… Read more »
