Constitutional Reform
BASC has committed almost £90,000 over the past five years through its two scholarship schemes which provide financial support to students in further and higher education. This year, four young people are studying land-based courses thanks to BASC scholarships in colleges and universities spanning from Hampshire to Yorkshire. The recipients of the BASC Legacy Funded… Read more »
Responding to the independent report by Lord Darzi into the NHS, Dr Caroline Fryar, MDU director of professional services, said: “We welcome the government’s recognition that healthcare professionals are working in a broken system. Lord Darzi’s report has shone a spotlight on the scale of the challenge the NHS faces. Every day doctors go to work to… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson Downing Street’s attempt to seize the MPs expenses agenda lies in tatters after Gordon Brown was forced to abandon his attempted reforms. No 10 had hoped to replace the second homes allowance with a flat rate based on daily attendance in the Commons in a vote due on Thursday. But a refusal… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Gordon Brown has dumped his idea of a daily ‘clocking-in’ payment for MPs. The government is due to table its motion including the other proposals in the prime minister’s scheme for clearing up MPs’ allowances shortly. It is not expected to include the changes to the second homes allowance, however, after opposition… Read more »
