The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Dr Caroline Fryar as professional services director to lead the team guiding, supporting, and defending healthcare professionals with ethical and medico-legal issues. Dr Fryar has worked at the MDU for seventeen years in various roles, most recently as director of medical services. She was previously a GP. Caroline… Read more »
Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt A Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate has defected to the Tories just a day before the party’s conference in Bournemouth. Party chairman Eric Pickles welcomed James Keeley to the Tories today, as the ninth PPC to join the party from the Lib Dems. “I am delighted to announce today that councillor James Keeley,… Read more »
Read the full version of Nick Clegg’s pamphlet for Demos, in which he suggests the Lib Dems could become Britain’s second party. Liberal Moment – EMBARGOED 18.09.09
