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Treasury must reinvest up to £1bn of potential savings from the next state pension age rise to help people adversely affected, says think tank Phoenix Insights

Longevity think tank Phoenix Insights, part of Phoenix Group, is today calling for the Government to reinvest up to £1billion of the potential savings that will come about if it raises the state pension age again, to support those most negatively impacted by a rise. The last rise in state pension age did not simply… Read more »

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Ensure GMC standards reflect realities of medical practice, MDU urges

Changes to the GMC’s core guidance for doctors could lead to more regulatory investigations, the MDU warned today. The GMC is currently consulting on a new version of Good Medical Practice including widening the scope of the standards against which all doctors will be judged. Setting these standards is a key function of the GMC. By clearly… Read more »

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Conservative leadership vote delayed over hacking fears

Conservative leadership voting has been delayed after GCHQ spies warn of a possible cyber attack. Intelligence for the security service suggests that the ballot results can be easily altered through online interface and coding. The warning message from the Conservative party reportedly said: “Your ballot is now on the way – but it will arrive… Read more »

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Liz Truss U-turns on plan to cut public sector pay

Liz Truss’s campaign has U-turned on its original plan to cut public sector pay outside of London. It comes after the plan received significant criticism from other MP’s, unions and the general public. A spokesperson for Liz Truss’s campaign has claimed there had been “wilful misrepresentation” of the leadership candidate’s public sector pay cut plan. There… Read more »