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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 Peter Wozniak The tax bill on Christmas purchases for the average family will amount to £283 this year, the Taxpayers’ Alliance has warned. The campaign group has released a report today outlining total Christmas taxes of £7.2 billion – and warned that number could soar to £8 billion next once the planned rise in… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Former chancellor Alistair Darling has admitted he was barred from raising VAT by Gordon Brown. The clash between Labour’s last prime minister and Mr Darling, who eventually held VAT at 17.5% in his pre-election Budget, was revealed in former business secretary Peter Mandelson’s memoirs, The Third Man. Speaking on The Andrew Marr… Read more »
