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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 Alex Stevenson Britain’s military will develop offensive cyber capabilities, politics.co.uk understands. Whitehall sources had indicated at the time of the strategic defence and security review’s launch last month that Britain was not prepared to develop offensive cyber operations. Now politics.co.uk has learned the military is expected to integrate cyberspace capabilities into future offensive operations,… Read more »
By Peter Wozniak The minimum wage should be abolished or drastically reduced if Iain Duncan Smith is to finish his welfare reform agenda, a think tank has argued. The report by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a right-wing thinktank, agrees with the principles behind the work and pensions secretary’s plans, but insists the reforms… Read more »
