*Comment & Analysis
Long overdue legislation setting out the regulatory framework for physician assistants (PAs) and anaesthesia assistants (AAs) has been published today. Commenting on the legislation, Dr Michael Devlin, head of professional standards and liaison at the MDU said: “This important piece of legislation not only introduces much needed regulation for PAs and AAs, it will also be… Read more »
The Disestablishment of the Church of England Bill had its first reading in the UK Parliament today. The Bill would disestablish the Church of England and remove the automatic right of bishops to sit in the House of Lords. Humanists UK, which campaigns for a secular state, welcomed the introduction of the Bill. The Bill,… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson This year’s top private member’s bills vying to become law are as different as the MPs presenting them. For the next five weeks every Friday the Commons chamber will see MPs struggle to get their bill through the House. The members involved were selected at random in a ballot; it might have… Read more »
By Samantha Cullen What effect will the global downturn have on the European ideal of a free market? Protectionism is on the agenda this weekend as European Union leaders meet to discuss their stance on how to confront the global economic downturn. Across the EU’s member states, politicians may feel a greater temptation to focus… Read more »
