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Responding to today’s announcement that the GMC is seeking views on a revised version of Good medical practice, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said that it will be scrutinising the significant changes being proposed. The MDU, the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, explained that regulations must be compatible with the realities of doctors’ working lives and… Read more »
BASC, the UK’s largest shooting and conservation organisation, has expelled for life a member convicted of wildlife crime and firearms offences. Expulsion from BASC involves the loss of shooting insurance, on which the ability to shoot may depend, and other benefits of membership. The member from Nottinghamshire pleaded guilty to unlawfully trapping and beating to… Read more »
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Shadow climate secretary Ed Miliband has accused the government of “shamefully” refusing to tackle rising energy bills, ahead of today’s local elections in over 4000 local authorities. His comments come after Shell announced that their first quarter earnings amounted to £7 billion, with BP having recorded Q1 profits of £5 billion earlier this week. This… Read more »
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said Durham Police have not contacted him over reinvestigating a gathering in the city last April. Quizzed over the event by ITV’s Good Morning Britain programme earlier today, Starmer explained: “No. I think they [Durham Constabulary] put out a statement last week saying they are not re-investigating. They haven’t… Read more »
