*Comment & Analysis
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has successfully supported a GP member with a series of investigations that followed a patient death. The GP was eventually exonerated, but not before responding to a complaint, claim, NHS England investigation and GMC investigation over a five-year period. The MDU is encouraging healthcare professionals to get support from colleagues… Read more »
Humanists UK is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Whereas the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013, it took some time to implement this change, so the Act only came into force the following year. The first same-sex marriages took place just after midnight… Read more »
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It continues to haunt British politics, but the politicians won’t address immigration. They’re just too moderate to reflect the views of Britain’s bigots. By Alex Stevenson It’s a harsh word, isn’t it? So harsh it cost Gordon Brown the general election. When he used it, referring to Gillian Duffy’s perfectly reasonable concerns about the impact… Read more »
Oldham dominated political events, but the row over bank bonuses cast a long shadow over all three parties. Ian Dunt This week was really about the by-election in Oldham East and Saddleworth, which Labour comfortably won. The Lib Dems managed to escape humiliation, albeit with the support of Tory voters. The Conservative vote collapsed. The… Read more »
