Civil Liberties
A new survey from the Medical Defence Union (MDU) of over 400 doctors has demonstrated doctors’ willingness to be open and honest with patients when something goes wrong in their care. The survey of 411 MDU members* found: 99% of doctors followed up incidents by apologising, explaining what happened and trying to put things right,… Read more »
A year on from BASC Scotland’s call for the establishment of a Gamekeeping Taskforce, the Minister for Environment and Land Reform, Màiri McAllan MSP, has been urged to address the ongoing difficulties facing gamekeepers and rural workers in managing the countryside. Ahead of the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary election BASC Scotland called for the creation of a Scottish Gamekeeping… Read more »
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John Hutton has denied that a proposal to share people’s personal information across government departments is another step on the road to a “Big Brother state”. The work and pensions secretary said ministers were considering how to provide a more joined up service across government, but insisted there were no plans to create a new… Read more »
The Liberal Democrats will highlight the plight of British detainees still held in Guantanamo Bay prison camp with a special debate in parliament. Ed Davey MP has called for a House of Commons debate to demand action from the government on the ten or more remaining British inmates of the US camp in Cuba, which… Read more »
