Responding to today’s announcement that the GMC is seeking views on a revised version of Good medical practice, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said that it will be scrutinising the significant changes being proposed. The MDU, the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, explained that regulations must be compatible with the realities of doctors’ working lives and… Read more »
BASC, the UK’s largest shooting and conservation organisation, has expelled for life a member convicted of wildlife crime and firearms offences. Expulsion from BASC involves the loss of shooting insurance, on which the ability to shoot may depend, and other benefits of membership. The member from Nottinghamshire pleaded guilty to unlawfully trapping and beating to… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson William Hague won a standing ovation from Conservative party members after attacking the EU’s “many faults” in his conference speech. The foreign secretary outlined plans for a sovereignty clause designed to confirm the British parliament’s ability to “undo” its involvement in Europe. “We will support effective cooperation, not navel gazing. Determined action,… Read more »
By Peter Wozniak Gordon Brown has lent his voice to calls for the building of two new aircraft carriers to be spared George Osborne’s axe. The former prime minister claimed in an interview with the BBC that the carrier programme was vital for the future of the UK’s security. “We have 1,500 people who are… Read more »
