Despite the pressures currently facing the NHS, three quarters of doctors reported receiving gifts and thank you messages from patients, according to a survey by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The MDU survey of over 400 doctors found that 75% had received a gift or thank you message from a patient over the past year…. Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been granted permission by the High Court to bring a judicial review of Defra’s decision to withdraw the general licence (GL43) that allowed the release of gamebirds in certain areas of England. BASC’s ‘Fighting Fund’ is being used to support the High Court challenge. BASC chief executive Ian… Read more »
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The defence review could mark the first step in the ‘Europeanisation’ of our military capabilities. By Azeem Ibrahim The government’s strategic defence and security review is now widely accepted to announce cuts of up to 20% to the annual defence budget. As the parliamentary defence committee has been quick to point out, the review is… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Iain Duncan Smith has secured agreement from the Treasury to go ahead with his expensive reform of the benefits system, according to a report. The work and pensions secretary has spent recent weeks in fractious negotiations with chancellor George Osborne in a bid to secure approval for his proposals in the comprehensive… Read more »
