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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 »
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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By politics.co.uk staff London mayor Boris Johnson’s decision to cancel anti-racist music festival Rise has prompted bitter anger from unions and race relation activists. The mayor made the decision yesterday, after sponsors dropped out of the event, but opponents say sponsorship was readily available before Mr Johnson removed its anti-racist theme last year. “Unite was… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Ken Livingstone has announced he will run for London Mayor at the next election, even if he has to become an independent. Labour officials are still mulling over who to pick as a candidate, with rumours that Sir Alan Sugar may be asked to take on the role. But Mr Livingstone, who… Read more »
