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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has congratulated Cumbria Police for the significant progress it has made on tackling firearms licensing delays. The force has announced that it has successfully cleared a backlog of 1,795 non-complex firearm applications. The announcement follows a series of positive and productive meetings between BASC and senior officers… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is urging the government to consult on proposals to address the cost of clinical negligence. The call was made following the publication of the MDU’s annual report and accounts, in which the organisation said the current situation was ‘unsustainable.’ The MDU reported that during 2023, it closed 80% of medical claims… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Unemployment in Britain rose to 1.97 million in the last three months of 2008, official statistics have shown. There had been fears figures from the Office for National Statistics would see the number of jobless exceed two million for the first time since New Labour came to power. The unemployment rate of… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson A backbench Labour MP faces stormy weather in his attempt to strengthen workers’ statutory redundancy rights during the recession. As the economic clouds darken in Britain’s economy Lindsay Hoyle’s attempt to change the way statutory redundancy is calculated faces its own metaphorical hurricane of government reluctance. “There’s a storm ahead. Do we… Read more »
