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Margaret Thatcher
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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 »
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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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MPs rushed back to Westminster to declare their undying admiration of Margaret Thatcher, after the former prime minister passed away earlier this week. Catch up on our live blog here.
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The silencing of dissent, a parliamentary debate and a monarch-approved funeral make for an inappropriate response to Margaret Thatcher’s death. The Iron Lady would have preferred something less insecure.
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