Foreign Aid
“Poverty is a political choice, and cutting aid to the world’s poorest, at this time, is a very poor political choice.”
BAKERS UNION CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION FROM THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT TO STOP DAWNFRESH JOB LOSSES The Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) have called on the Scottish Government to help save 230 permanent and 90 temporary jobs that are under threat due to the proposed closure of the Dawnfresh seafood plant in Uddingston. Workers… Read more »
Waiting times for treatment and appointment availability, particularly in primary care, are the most common reasons for doctors to face abuse from patients, a Medical Defence Union (MDU) survey has found. Two thirds (66%) of the 418 doctors who responded to the survey by the leading not for profit indemnifier said levels of abuse from… Read more »
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A little over a week ago G7 nations pledged an additional billion doses of vaccines to developing countries participating in the global COVAX scheme. On Tuesday, the World Health Organisation confirmed this to be too little too late for a number of poorer countries that have now run out of vaccines, just as a third… Read more »
