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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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Gordon Brown was today likened to a used car salesman who had delivered a “dodgy” and “damaging” deal on Northern Rock. And David Cameron criticised the prime minister for repeatedly refusing to confirm the extent of taxpayers’ exposure over Northern Rock. Mr Cameron said: “He is like a used car salesman: won’t tell you the… Read more »
David Cameron has refused to criticise parents that lie about their religious faith to get their children into the best state schools. Instead he appeared to suggest that parents who attend church in the hope that their child will be selected to a prestigious faith school are examples of “active citizens”. In an interview with… Read more »
