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Education boost by BASC sees £90k committed over five years

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 »

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MDU welcomes wide-ranging report by Lord Darzi on how to fix NHS

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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Prescott: No conflict in taking peerage

By politics.co.uk staff John Prescott has defended his decision to accept a peerage, saying he was never opposed to the unelected second chamber. The former deputy prime minister defended himself against charges of hypocrisy and allegations he had been forced into accepting the peerage by his wife during an interview on Radio 4 yesterday. He… Read more »

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David Miliband keen on televised debates
David Miliband wants TV debates

By politics.co.uk staff Labour leadership frontrunner David Miliband has suggested holding televised debates to help re-engage the public. A letter to other candidates running to succeed Gordon Brown and acting leader Harriet Harman suggested the idea in a bid to boost Labour’s image with the electorate. It follows the first ever prime ministerial debates during… Read more »