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The overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents use social media, with 78% using it at least once a day, according to new research undertaken by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The survey of 1,797 MDU members also revealed that the most popular channels were Facebook which is used by 75% followed by Instagram and YouTube which are… Read more »
The UK is conspicuously absent from the list of signatories to a statement published by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) that highlights the persecution of the non-religious and calls for their protection. IRFBA is a network of 38 countries committed to advancing freedom of religion or belief around the world with the Prime… Read more »
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Around one in six schools are continuing to flout the government’s admissions code, designed to ensure poorer pupils can access the best state school places, it is estimated. A report into schools in Manchester, Northamptonshire and Barnet found one in six state schools, the vast majority of which were state schools, were breaking the admissions… Read more »
The government is on a collision course with its own drugs advisers over the classification of cannabis. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs is set to recommend cannabis remains a class C drug, despite the prime minister’s desire to reclassify it as a class B drug. Gordon Brown ordered the review shortly after… Read more »
