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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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Labour has failed to reduce its deficit against the Conservatives despite the ongoing global financial crisis, the latest Guardian/ICM poll suggests. The voting intentions survey sees both the Tories and Labour unchanged on last month’s figures, which put David Cameron’s party 12 points ahead of Gordon Brown’s on 42 per cent to 30 per cent…. Read more »
New defence secretary John Hutton has visited British forces in Iraq for the first time since taking on his new job earlier this month. Having met with Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad the day before Mr Hutton travelled to the country’s second city, Basra, where British troops have been stationed since coalition forces… Read more »