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New national food strategy offers ‘little more than crumbs’

Responding to the publication of England’s National Food Strategy, Sarah Woolley, General Secretary of the Bakers and Allied Food Workers Union (BFAWU) said: “With 10 million people across the UK facing food poverty, this new strategy needed to bring meaningful change and recommend a ‘Right to Food’ law, instead it offers little more than crumbs… Read more »

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MDU and CORESS partner to promote safety in surgical practice

The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, has launched a new partnership with the Confidential Reporting System for Surgery (CORESS) an independent charity which promotes safety in surgical practice in the NHS and the private sector. Founded in 2005, CORESS receives confidential incident reports from surgeons and theatre staff. These confidential… Read more »

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Lord Sainsbury has resigned from his role as science minister
Lord Sainsbury resigns as minister

Lord Sainsbury has resigned from his role as science minister, citing personal reasons. The life peer said he was stepping aside from government to concentrate on other interests. He will still carry out a review of science and innovation policies across government for the chancellor and other ministers, due in the summer of 2007. “After… Read more »

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David Cameron might have earned himself a new nickname
David ‘two rugs’ Cameron

David Cameron might have earned himself a new nickname after the latest edition of the register of members’ interest shows he received two rugs from Afghanistan’s president and defence minister. But the Tory leader’s new nickname as “two rugs” might face competition after he also revealed he received two Christmas hampers, one from the Sultan… Read more »