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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By Alex Stevenson Britain’s military will develop offensive cyber capabilities, politics.co.uk understands. Whitehall sources had indicated at the time of the strategic defence and security review’s launch last month that Britain was not prepared to develop offensive cyber operations. Now politics.co.uk has learned the military is expected to integrate cyberspace capabilities into future offensive operations,… Read more »
By Peter Wozniak The minimum wage should be abolished or drastically reduced if Iain Duncan Smith is to finish his welfare reform agenda, a think tank has argued. The report by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a right-wing thinktank, agrees with the principles behind the work and pensions secretary’s plans, but insists the reforms… Read more »