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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has published its inaugural assessment of the Natural Capital benefits of shooting. Natural Capital can be defined as the sum of financial and social benefits we get from our natural environment. This concept has increasingly shaped both international and national environmental policies and is at the core… Read more »
Responding to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about cancer care, Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of advisory services said: “The report by England’s NHS Ombudsman of outcomes for cancer patients is yet more evidence of the unsustainable pressure on NHS staff. Our members working in the NHS are… Read more »
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Local authorities could take part of the profits made by housing developments to invest in roads, schools and hospitals, Gordon Brown has said. The chancellor made the announcement in his pre-Budget report as part of a series of measures designed to help more people on to the property ladder. There are now one million more… Read more »
The government has today announced plans to scrap a rule allowing local government workers to retire on a full pension at the age of 60. It argues that the rule of 85, which applies to employees whose age and years of service add up to 85, breaches European age discrimination legislation. “The rule of 85… Read more »
