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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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Gordon Brown promised to restore trust in politics, in what will inevitably be seen as a criticism of Tony Blair’s leadership style. Mr Brown pledged to lead a government fully accountable to parliament, adding that MPs would be involved in decisions over war and peace. As chancellor, Mr Brown said his first move had been… Read more »
Tony Blair is to meet with Polish leaders today for talks which are set to be dominated by the EU constitution. Both the UK and Poland argue the expanded EU can work effectively without a comprehensive constitution and argue instead for modifying existing treaties. Mr Blair is meeting with the Polish prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski… Read more »
