Climate Change
Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England, had the opportunity to see first-hand the conservation efforts of wildfowling clubs when he visited the Lytham & District Wildfowling Association (LDWA). Accompanied by staff from the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), Tony took part in a conservation walk around the club’s land at the mouth of… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) welcomes updated COVID-19 guidance for GMC fitness to practise decision makers. The guidance advises them to take account of ‘sustained and extreme periods of fatigue’ among doctors. Dr Caroline Fryar, MDU head of advisory services said: “Yesterday, an MDU survey of over 500 members revealed that one in four doctors admitted being… Read more »
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Building new nuclear power stations in Britain will cost billions in “the ultimate stealth tax”, Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell warned today. New research by the party suggests that on top of the up to £90 billion cost of decommissioning existing plants, taxpayers will have to fork out billions in direct and indirect subsidies to… Read more »
Britain is an international leader on climate change but is failing to translate this rhetoric into action at home, a new report warns today. Research for the all-party parliamentary group on the environment says that while the government is encouraging other countries to take climate change seriously, it is “lagging behind its own aspirations” on… Read more »
