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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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Boris Johnson has said he will only serve two four-year terms as mayor of London if elected on May 1st. Incumbent Ken Livingstone is running for a third term and has loomed large over the London political scene since his dominance of the Greater London Authority in the 1980s. Mr Johnson, the Conservative candidate and… Read more »
Crime, bendy buses and the congestion charge were among the issues riling the leading London mayoral candidates in last night’s TV debate. BBC2’s Newsnight programme hosted the three-way debate between the incumbent Labour mayor Ken Livingstone, Conservative candidate Boris Johnson and Liberal Democrats’ Brian Paddick. Mr Livingstone faced pressure from both his main challengers on… Read more »