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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is urging the government to consult on proposals to address the cost of clinical negligence. The call was made following the publication of the MDU’s annual report and accounts, in which the organisation said the current situation was ‘unsustainable.’ The MDU reported that during 2023, it closed 80% of medical claims… Read more »
A new training programme for Firearms Enquiry Officers (FEOs) which BASC helped to develop was launched at a meeting of the College of Policing this week. As a key stakeholder, BASC was invited to attend the launch alongside representatives from 41 of the UK’s police forces’ firearms licensing departments and other shooting organisations. BASC played… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Labour comfortably won the Glasgow North East by-election overnight with a majority of 8,111. Willie Bain, a law lecturer, won 12,231 votes, while SNP candidate David Kerr only received 4,120. The Tories came third, ahead of the BNP, who lost their deposit. The Liberal Democrats came sixth with just 474 votes, after… Read more »
Every so often leaders turn on the ‘personal touch’ to get them out of trouble. For Gordon Brown, a man who’s prepared to whip out his moral compass at a moment’s notice, there was only one response to his misspelling clanger. By Alex Stevenson It was a cold, grey autumn morning in Downing Street, perfectly… Read more »
