The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has successfully supported a GP member with a series of investigations that followed a patient death. The GP was eventually exonerated, but not before responding to a complaint, claim, NHS England investigation and GMC investigation over a five-year period. The MDU is encouraging healthcare professionals to get support from colleagues… Read more »
Humanists UK is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Whereas the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013, it took some time to implement this change, so the Act only came into force the following year. The first same-sex marriages took place just after midnight… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Fairtrade Fortnight begins today, with events all over the country to encourage people to buy Fairtrade, despite the recession. The fortnight, titled ‘Make it happen. Choose Fairtrade’, is aimed at galvanising campaigners, supporters and the general public to organise events for the fortnight. “The Fairtrade Foundation’s message for Fairtrade Fortnight 2009 is… Read more »
By Laura Miller Government moves to completely nationalise banks already under partial state control would be supported by the British public, a politics.co.uk poll suggests. Sixty-five per cent of respondents believed the best way forward for bailed out banks is the action shareholders and bankers fear most – full nationalisation. But despite such popular support,… Read more »
