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MDU scrutinising revised guidance for doctors on good medical practice

Responding to today’s announcement that the GMC is seeking views on a revised version of Good medical practice, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said that it will be scrutinising the significant changes being proposed. The MDU, the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, explained that regulations must be compatible with the realities of doctors’ working lives and… Read more »

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BASC expels member for wildlife crime and firearms offences

BASC, the UK’s largest shooting and conservation organisation, has expelled for life a member convicted of wildlife crime and firearms offences. Expulsion from BASC involves the loss of shooting insurance, on which the ability to shoot may depend, and other benefits of membership. The member from Nottinghamshire pleaded guilty to unlawfully trapping and beating to… Read more »

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Tim Farron is the Lib Dems' new party president
Tuition fees rebel elected Lib Dem president

By Alex Stevenson The Liberal Democrats have elected an MP who refuses to back his party’s line on tuition fees as their president. Tim Farron, the MP for the Lake District’s Westmorland seat, beat former Richmond MP Susan Kramer, who lost her seat to Conservative Zac Goldsmith at the general election, to the internal management… Read more »

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Aftermath: Tuition fee fallout continues

By Alex Stevenson Police, students and the Liberal Democrats are taking stock after Wednesday’s tuition fees protests, as the political fallout from the demonstration continues to gather momentum. This weekend has seen attention focus on the coalition government’s junior party after 52,000 students voiced their anger with the Lib Dems’ decision to abandon their pre-election… Read more »