Party Politics
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) says it is extremely worrying that the amount of money earmarked to cover the cost of clinical negligence claims against the NHS in the UK has risen to £86 billion. The astonishing figure, just published in the Whole of Government Accounts for the year to March 2020 has increased more than fourfold… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has received ministerial confirmation which quashes claims that country sports will be banned in Wales by 2024. The false information was spread through a series of social media posts in March this year, which made claims that shooting and other country sports would have no future in… Read more »
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The government has dropped a handful of bills from next month’s Queen’s Speech, leading to suspicion Gordon Brown is gearing up for a general election. William Hills has shortened the odds on an election in the first half of next year from 11/4 to 2/1. “All of a sudden there is talk of a General… Read more »
It’s going to be hard to see past the Pre-Budget Report on Monday. For the time being all eyes are on Alistair Darling. The government has done its best to raise expectations over the course of the last month. Persistent references to tax cuts and further help “very, very soon”, as Gordon Brown put it… Read more »
