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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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Gordon Brown told the Conservatives they should “think again” on the case for an extension of the pre-charge detention limit for terror suspects to 42 days in today’s prime minister’s questions. Tory leader David Cameron used all his six questions on 42-day detention issue, predicting a similar “U-turn” would be necessary over the issue as… Read more »
Failures in the criminal justice system have been highlighted by the solicitor general following the fatal stabbing of a bus passenger by a man wrongly released from jail. Anthony Joseph is currently serving an indefinite sentence in Broadmoor after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of Richard Whelan on July 29th 2005. The 23-year-old had been… Read more »
