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 »
The new Finance Bill published today introduces two new taxes, taking the total number of taxes introduced this century to 20. Apart from two one-off levies, none of these or any other taxes have been abolished over this period. The two new taxes in the new Finance Bill are: A Residential Property Developer Tax (RPDT)… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The government has come under pressure to explain what it will do about the pensions deficit at Royal Mail after privatisation plans came through. It had planned to pay off the fund’s £8 billion deficit as part of the part-privatisation deal, but the death of the proposals has put a spanner in… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff New Speaker John Bercow has launched a major attempt to live up to the hype surrounding his election, by making a radical move to make parliament more transparent. Speaking in the Commons today, he announced he would act to make all three of his deputies elected, in much the same way he… Read more »
