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MDU initiative sees foundation doctor members raise over £30,000 for the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund and the Doctors’ Support Network

Foundation Year 1 members (FY1) of the Medical Defence Union (MDU) have raised over £30,000 which will be divided between the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund and the Doctors’ Support Network, two charities which provide health, wellbeing and financial support to doctors and medical students across the UK. The MDU reduced the first-year subscription from £10 to £5 for… Read more »

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Government to take firmer stance on religious ‘conversion therapy’

Mike Freer, the Minister for Equalities, has confirmed that the Government’s proposed ban on so-called ‘conversion therapy’ will cover both practices that take place in religious settings and those that are carried out by ministers of religion. LGBT Humanists has previously called on the Government to close loopholes in its proposals on religious conversion therapy. Today it has welcomed… Read more »

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Comment: Only English bitterness can break the union

English resentment is now so strong it could soon destroy the union. By Ian Dunt Is there anything positive to say about the union? Given how little political support there is for the dismantling of the UK you’d have thought comment pages would be full of gushing praise for the wonderful status quo. Instead, there… Read more »

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Analysis: Will Ashcroft damage the Tories?

The secrecy around Michael Ashcroft’s tax status has damaged the Tories more than the status itself. By Ian Dunt The problem with the expenses scandal was that it didn’t really remain the expenses scandal for very long. For many voters, it quickly transmuted into the ‘Westminster corruption outrage’ and plenty of other disgraces fell into… Read more »