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The songs of moorland bird species have been recorded in the Calderdale area as part of a new campaign to provide their unique sounds to local care homes. The Moorland Chorus recording will be used as a therapeutic tool for those no longer able to easily access the uplands. Organised by the British Association for Shooting and… Read more »
The House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee has published the report of its inquiry into NHS litigation reform. The Medical Defence Union (MDU) engaged closely with this inquiry, submitting written evidence. The MDU welcomes the publication of today’s report but cautioned against too much focus on fundamental and complex structural change, at… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff European plans to force companies to provide 20 weeks of maternity leave at full pay are being challenged by the government. The pregnant workers directive was put forward by the European parliament in October, but London has claimed the plans and unaffordable and “regressive”. Employment minister Ed Davey heads to Brussels today… Read more »
By Peter Wozniak Will Hutton’s interim report on fair pay has suggested a cap on the highest public sector salaries of twenty times those at the bottom end. This limit could be flexible, but only “in exceptional cases”. The interim report also called for an end to public sector organisations importing an “arms race” of… Read more »
