The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has welcomed the extension of a GDC pilot aimed at speeding up the initial inquiries made to assess fitness to practise cases. The pilot, which was announced in September last year and was due to end in April, has now been extended until the end of October after ‘early positive signs’. Of… Read more »
BASC has published the results of its interactions with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) following last week’s elections. In the run up to the poll, BASC wrote to each of the 40 candidates in England and Wales and set up a platform for members to contact their local candidates to find out where they stood… Read more »
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by Peter Wozniak The chorus of opposition surrounding the Pope’s upcoming state visit to the UK increased on Wednesday as 56 public figures co-signed a letter condemning the trip. The letter, whilst recognising the Pope’s right to tour the UK in his capacity as a religious leader, rejected the Papal mantle of head of state… Read more »
By Peter Wozniak and Ian Dunt The anger directed at Tony Hayward following the Gulf oil spill was “entirely understandable”, he has said. Asked if he recognised any communications failings in the wake of the spill by the Commons energy committee, Mr Haward replied: “Given the scale of this tragedy the emotion and anger in… Read more »
