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“Decisions around the state pension triple lock carry huge political significance given the impact on a large proportion of the electorate. Over half of retirees derive the majority of their retirement income from the state pension*, so any changes to the triple lock will have a material impact on the day-to-day lives of millions of… Read more »
Long overdue legislation setting out the regulatory framework for physician assistants (PAs) and anaesthesia assistants (AAs) has been published today. Commenting on the legislation, Dr Michael Devlin, head of professional standards and liaison at the MDU said: “This important piece of legislation not only introduces much needed regulation for PAs and AAs, it will also be… Read more »
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School children in Brighton will be allocated secondary school places by lottery. Brighton and Hove council announced today that places in oversubscribed secondary schools will be allocated by electronic ballot, rather than the distance a child lives from the school. The council has also drawn up fixed catchment areas based on postcodes, which aim to… Read more »
Alan Duncan has argued that Britain must be re-civilised – or risk a decline into the chaos of Lord of the Flies. In a speech to the Centre for Policy Studies, the shadow trade and industry secretary said education, authority, and politics had to be reformed to prevent this from happening. “If there is one… Read more »