Economy
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has successfully supported a GP member with a series of investigations that followed a patient death. The GP was eventually exonerated, but not before responding to a complaint, claim, NHS England investigation and GMC investigation over a five-year period. The MDU is encouraging healthcare professionals to get support from colleagues… Read more »
Humanists UK is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Whereas the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013, it took some time to implement this change, so the Act only came into force the following year. The first same-sex marriages took place just after midnight… Read more »
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Inflation soared to 9.1 per cent in the UK across May, hitting a new four-decade high. The consumer price index climbed to 9.1 per cent, fresh data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows, up from 9 per cent in April. The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) climbed by 7.9… Read more »
Grant Shapps and the Conservatives are trying their hardest to portray the rail strikes as a clash between the travelling and tax-paying public and rail workers. But that’s not how it looks from where I’m sitting. Social media is full of comments such as “I don’t drive. I depend on public transport. Without the trains… Read more »
