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Humanists UK welcomes Ofsted’s call to tackle illegal schools and improve RE

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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Tories make public spending pledge

The Conservatives have pledged to match Labour’s spending on public services over the next three years. Shadow chancellor George Osborne announced last night the Conservatives would go further and increase public spending by two per cent in the first two years of government, with the third year open to review. With the economy expected to… Read more »

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Boots: Just one target for private equity firms
MPs criticise ‘destabilising’ private equity firms

MPs have criticised the tax privileges enjoyed by private equity firms and urged the Treasury to review the current structure. However, the Commons treasury committee stopped short of roundly attacking the loopholes manipulated by private equity partners and instead warned of the wider destabilising effects on the economy. The committee raised concerns over the wider… Read more »