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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has warned that the government’s decision to significantly increase firearms licensing fees poses a threat to rural livelihoods and fails to deal with gross inefficiencies which in many cases provides an unacceptable service. Moreover, an inefficient system is an ineffective system, and this puts public safety at… Read more »
MDU members have committed to donating £5 from their subscriptions resulting in over £40,000 being given to two charities, Doctors in Distress and the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (RMBF) during 2024. Since 2021, the MDU has enabled the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (RMBF) to support over 500 doctors throughout their medical career, from financial assistance… Read more »
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The government has scrapped controversial plans to merge five criminal justice watchdogs after peers overwhelmingly rejected them last week. Home secretary John Reid said yesterday the plans in the police and justice bill had been scrapped in favour of “enhanced joint working” between the five inspectorates. Ministers wanted to merge the prison, police, prosecution, probation… Read more »
The government failed to give the victims and survivors of the July 7th bombings the support they needed after the terror attacks, a new Home Office report finds. The report praises the emergency response to the four bombs on the London transport network last year, but says lessons must be learned on helping victims. “In… Read more »
