Constitutional Reform
The Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth, Philip Egan, who has responsibility for Guernsey, has threatened to close three state schools on the Bailiwick after objecting to an aspect of the proposed new anti-discrimination law. The Discrimination Ordinance, which will be debated by the States of Guernsey tomorrow, is set to outlaw religious discrimination, including teaching staff in schools, so… Read more »
Tax rise payments from over 8 million people needed to fund NHS litigation An influential parliamentary committee has been warned by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) that the Health and Social Care Levy of 1.25% could be swallowed up by the amounts being paid out each year in NHS clinical negligence claims. In evidence to… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt Former prime minister John Major has strongly implied he has run out of sympathy with Britain’s first-past-the-post electoral system. Speaking to the public administration select committee, Sir John voiced traditional criticism of the system’s unrepresentative results. “Our system throws up freakish government majorities that bear very little relationship to the voting pattern… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Parliament saw the first MP resign in protest at new rules introduced by David Kelly last week. Labour MP Jane Kennedy said she was neither “able nor willing” to work under the new rules mapped out in the Kelly Review last week. She employs her partner, Peter Dowling, to work in her… Read more »
