Animal Testing
The prime minister has pledged to redouble efforts to end the criminal activities of animal rights extremists. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Tony Blair slammed the “appalling” activities of anti-vivisection extremists and reiterated his administration’s support for animal testing. He said his government would consult on plans to keep shareholders’ names secret in a bid… Read more »
Responding to the publication of England’s National Food Strategy, Sarah Woolley, General Secretary of the Bakers and Allied Food Workers Union (BFAWU) said: “With 10 million people across the UK facing food poverty, this new strategy needed to bring meaningful change and recommend a ‘Right to Food’ law, instead it offers little more than crumbs… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, has launched a new partnership with the Confidential Reporting System for Surgery (CORESS) an independent charity which promotes safety in surgical practice in the NHS and the private sector. Founded in 2005, CORESS receives confidential incident reports from surgeons and theatre staff. These confidential… Read more »