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MDU warns Chancellor clinical negligence system ‘not fit for purpose’

Ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) has issued an open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer urging her to take decisive action to tackle the soaring legal costs of clinical negligence claims. In the last year alone, the NHS spent more than £800 million on legal fees relating to clinical negligence… Read more »

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Northern Ireland RE curriculum is ‘indoctrination’ – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a non-religious father and his child that the exclusively Christian teaching of Religious Education (RE) and collective worship in Northern Ireland are ‘indoctrination’. Alongside mandatory Christian collective worship and a ‘stigmatising’ right of withdrawal, this is therefore discriminatory under human rights law. This ruling will have wide-ranging… Read more »

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Menzies Campbell faces his first Liberal Democrat conference as leader
Liberal Democrat conference 2006 and fringe events

The Liberal Democrats will be holding their 2006 annual conference in Brighton from September 16th to 21st. Politics.co.uk will be there to bring you the latest news, views and debate, as well as the latest from our Opinion Formers. For more information, visit www.libdems.org.uk. Opinion Former fringe events Sunday September 17th The Building Societies Association… Read more »

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Tony Blair faces his final conference as Labour party leader
Labour conference 2006 and fringe events

The Labour party’s annual conference is being held in Manchester for the first time this year, and will take place between September 24th and 28th. Politics.co.uk will be there to bring you the latest news, views and debate, as well as the latest from our Opinion Formers. Opinion Former fringe events Sunday September 24th Save… Read more »