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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has warned that the government’s decision to significantly increase firearms licensing fees poses a threat to rural livelihoods and fails to deal with gross inefficiencies which in many cases provides an unacceptable service. Moreover, an inefficient system is an ineffective system, and this puts public safety at… Read more »
MDU members have committed to donating £5 from their subscriptions resulting in over £40,000 being given to two charities, Doctors in Distress and the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (RMBF) during 2024. Since 2021, the MDU has enabled the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (RMBF) to support over 500 doctors throughout their medical career, from financial assistance… Read more »
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Rishi Sunak has welcomed the fall in the rate of inflation as a “major milestone”, while admitting there was “more work to do”. The rate of consumer price index inflation dropped to 2.3 per cent in April — the lowest in nearly three years, according to official data published by the Office for National Statistics… Read more »
A former Supreme Court justice has said it is “certainly conceivable” that politicians and officials could be prosecuted over the infected blood scandal. Lord Saville, who also chaired the Bloody Sunday inquiry, was commenting after the publication of a long-awaited report into the scandal. The report from the inquiry’s chair Sir Brian Langstaff blamed “successive… Read more »
