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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 »
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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By Alex Stevenson Peter Mandelson has called on David Cameron to reveal the true extent of his spending cut plans, saying voters deserve “the truth” from the Conservatives. The business secretary’s comments came after the Tory leader promised at the weekend not to impose immediate “swingeing cuts” on public services. Lord Mandelson described Mr Cameron… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Closer military links will France will form an important part of the government green paper on the future of the armed forces. The prime minister will also use the publication of the green paper to pledge a new generation of warships and fast jets. A total of £1.5 billion will be secured… Read more »
