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“Decisions around the state pension triple lock carry huge political significance given the impact on a large proportion of the electorate. Over half of retirees derive the majority of their retirement income from the state pension*, so any changes to the triple lock will have a material impact on the day-to-day lives of millions of… Read more »
Long overdue legislation setting out the regulatory framework for physician assistants (PAs) and anaesthesia assistants (AAs) has been published today. Commenting on the legislation, Dr Michael Devlin, head of professional standards and liaison at the MDU said: “This important piece of legislation not only introduces much needed regulation for PAs and AAs, it will also be… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff BNP leader Nick Griffin has admitted his biggest concern about tonight’s Question Time is that he might be assassinated. The far-right leader made the comments in a vitriolic interview with the Times. Asked what his greatest worry about the event was, Mr Griffin said :”That I might get shot on the way… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson The thought of adding “glitter” to Whitehall prompted Gordon Brown to press ahead with his ‘government of all the talents’ policy, security minister Alan West has said. Lord West of Spithead, a former First Sea Lord, joined the government in 2007 as one of the new prime minister’s unelected ministers. Most ‘goats’… Read more »