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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has expressed concern that doctors will have insufficient time to read and digest the General Medical Council’s (GMC) more detailed guidance (MDG) which has been published today and comes into effect on January 30th 2024, alongside the updated version of its ethical standards Good Medical Practice. The MDGs, cover a… Read more »

Ofsted has called on the Government to take action on illegal schools. The call came in Ofsted’s latest annual report, published yesterday. The report also highlighted that religious education (RE) provision in English state schools is ‘not fit for purpose’, and that independent faith schools perform very badly in Ofsted inspections. Humanists UK, which has led the… Read more »
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Tony Blair has urged voters to focus on their daily life when assessing Labour’s ten years in power. In his debut YouTube interview, believed to be the first such broadcast from a head of state, Mr Blair appeared exacerbated with public disillusionment in his government. When people are reminded what Britain was like in 1997,… Read more »

Families need a dedicated cabinet minister to coordinate support, Harriet Harman argues. Speaking to the New Local Government Network think-tank, Ms Harman, minister for family justice at the Department for Constitutional Affairs, will call for more dedicated support for families. “Local government services have long had a focus on protecting the vulnerable and have also… Read more »



