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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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ID cards will cost at least £640 million more than estimated six months ago, the Home Office confirmed today. In its six-monthly report to parliament, the Home Office said costs have been revised upwards from £4,910 million in October 2006 to £5,420 million. Home secretary John Reid dismissed concerns that the ID card scheme will… Read more »
John McDonnell and Michael Meacher insist they will be able to mount a left-wing challenge to Gordon Brown. However, they will not confirm that one of them has sufficient support from MPs to make it onto the leadership ballot until Monday. In order to make it onto the ballot papers, a candidate for the leadership… Read more »
