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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 politics.co.uk staff Benefit claimants who refuse to join the Conservatives’ proposed ‘work programme’ would face quick cuts to their payments, under Tory plans out today. The Conservatives propose introducing a range of new sanctions for those seeking a “free ride” within six months of taking office. Jobseeker’s Allowance would be cut for all those… Read more »
Labour’s Michael Foster is facing a strong challenge from Conservative challenger Robin Walker. Has ‘Worcester woman’ finally fallen out of love with New Labour? Michael Foster: – – – – – Robin Walker
