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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) says it is extremely worrying that the amount of money earmarked to cover the cost of clinical negligence claims against the NHS in the UK has risen to £86 billion. The astonishing figure, just published in the Whole of Government Accounts for the year to March 2020 has increased more than fourfold… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has received ministerial confirmation which quashes claims that country sports will be banned in Wales by 2024. The false information was spread through a series of social media posts in March this year, which made claims that shooting and other country sports would have no future in… Read more »
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has praised the UK jobs market as “robust” following fresh employment figures. The new figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the number of pay-rolled UK workers rose by a further 90,000 (0.3 per cent) between April and May to 29.6 million. While unemployment rate climbed from 3.7… Read more »
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon is set to relaunch the campaign for Scottish independence today. Later today the SNP leader will release a paper contrasting the socioeconomic performance of the UK and the “striking” success of its European neighbours, for the purpose of arguing that Scotland ought to exit the Union. She told reporters yesterday… Read more »
