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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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A new poll put Labour 12 points ahead of the Conservatives – but only 55 per cent of respondents said they would vote. If the figures are accurate, this would be the lowest turnout since 1918, when troops were returning from the First World War. Worryingly for Labour the NOP poll for The Independent also… Read more »
The Liberal Democrats have made a formal complaint to the Information Commissioner over Labour and Conservative telephone canvassing tactics. Apparently, the two parties are telephoning individuals who have signed up to the Telephone Preference Service, which is designed to protect the public from cold calls. The Telephone Preference Service was set up to allow individuals… Read more »
