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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 »
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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By Richard Chidwick Gordon Brown’s delivery of the 2010 Labour manifesto in Birmingham yesterday has come in for criticism and praise in equal measure from the broadsheets today. Editorial responses have predominantly focused on Brown’s reversion to Blairite policies, public spending and the economy. The Times has accused the manifesto of lacking clarity and being… Read more »
The Conservative manifesto’s cover sums up the party’s central message for their 2010 general election campaign: giving power to the people. Its title – An Invitation To Join The Government Of Britain – seeks to reach out to people to give them back control over more of their lives, reducing government in a bid to… Read more »
