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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Dr Caroline Fryar as professional services director to lead the team guiding, supporting, and defending healthcare professionals with ethical and medico-legal issues. Dr Fryar has worked at the MDU for seventeen years in various roles, most recently as director of medical services. She was previously a GP. Caroline… Read more »
Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
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Trevor Phillips, the chair of the Commission for Racial Equality, has expressed grave concerns about the effects of police usage of anti terrorism stop and search powers. Giving evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee, Mr Phillips said that the disproportionate usage of stop and search powers on ethnic minority communities was causing difficulties in… Read more »
In a key note speech on education, the Liberal Democrat leader has warned that children and young people are being left out of the debate on education. Charles Kennedy said that the Liberal Democrats would give a “Pupils’ Guarantee” – a five point promise of quality education to every child . Contrasting his plans with… Read more »
