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Humanists UK comment on Catholic threat to close Guernsey state schools

The Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth, Philip Egan, who has responsibility for Guernsey, has threatened to close three state schools on the Bailiwick after objecting to an aspect of the proposed new anti-discrimination law. The Discrimination Ordinance, which will be debated by the States of Guernsey tomorrow, is set to outlaw religious discrimination, including teaching staff in schools, so… Read more »

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Doctors have attacked prison management
Doctors attack prison healthcare

A year of “political failure” has led to prisons being turned into “just a holding pen for criminals”, the British Medical Association has said. A report published today attacks the government for neglecting the problems of prison doctors, blaming insufficient funding and the spread of illegal narcotics throughout UK prisons for exacerbating the crisis. “The… Read more »

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Official records show James Callaghan threatened to resign as PM rather than give in to possible police strike
Callaghan faced police strikes

James Callaghan threatened to resign as prime minister rather than give in to a possible police strike, official documents released today have shown. The 1977 Labour government feared that increasingly militant members of the Police Federation might break the law banning industrial action, with the then prime minister Mr Callaghan facing a similar stand-off to… Read more »