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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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Government under-funding of local public services risks worsening community tension as competition for services increases, an influential group of MPs has said. The communities and local government committee found migration can have positive impact on communities by filing employment vacancies and increasing diversity. But it also said the government’s failure to properly invest in schools,… Read more »
Getting rid of house peers is one thing. Getting rid of an appointed Lords altogether looks like being quite another. It’s nearly 100 years since the Parliament Act noted the importance of eventually moving towards an all-elected second house. The government brought out its third white paper on the issue earlier this week, sparking another… Read more »
