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MDU welcomes GMC apology over historic homophobic laws

Today the GMC has issued a formal apology for taking regulatory action against a number of doctors because they had convictions based on sexuality. The GMC has said it is ‘truly sorry’ for compounding the harm caused by homophobic laws and attitudes, that were in place into the 1980s and beyond. Reacting to the news, Dr Caroline… Read more »

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Home Offices launches consultation on deregulating sound moderators

BASC has welcomed a government decision to launch a public consultation on a proposal to remove sound moderators from firearms licensing controls. Launched today, the Home Office consultation seeks views on proposals to amend the definition of firearm in section 57(1)(d) of the Firearms Act 1968, removing the reference to sound moderators. Currently, sound moderators… Read more »

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Govt banks could be sold off to public, not market
‘Ask David’: Tories consider dodging banks sell-off

By politics.co.uk staff A Conservative government could sell its stake in Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland to the public rather than on the open market, it has been reported. Plans reported today bear a strong resemblance to the 1980s ‘Ask Sid’ privatisations of BT and British Gas, in which Margaret Thatcher dodged selling shares… Read more »