The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the decision by the Court of Appeal to dismiss legal challenges by the RSPB and Mark Avery into Natural England’s research into hen harrier brood management. In confirming the trial brood management scheme is legal, the courts have for a second time dismissed the RSPB… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is calling on the government to take concerted action to prevent and reduce violence against healthcare staff. In an article published in the MDU journal, which examines cases reported by members, the UK’s leading medical defence organisation found that only a handful of doctors and other healthcare professionals seek advice each… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Ministers should be able to appoint civil servants and hold them accountable for policy delivery, according to a thinktank. A report by Reform casts aside concerns about the politicisation of the civil service – a key tenant of the Westminster system – arguing that the Australian system, whereby the prime minister appoints… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Harriet Harman has apologised for wrongly informing MPs that Sir Fred Goodwin was given his knighthood for charitable work rather than banking. She made the comments during yesterday’s prime minister’s question, where she stood in for Gordon Brown due to his trip to Washington. “I think Sir Fred was nominated for a… Read more »
