Civil Liberties
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) says it is extremely worrying that the amount of money earmarked to cover the cost of clinical negligence claims against the NHS in the UK has risen to £86 billion. The astonishing figure, just published in the Whole of Government Accounts for the year to March 2020 has increased more than fourfold… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has received ministerial confirmation which quashes claims that country sports will be banned in Wales by 2024. The false information was spread through a series of social media posts in March this year, which made claims that shooting and other country sports would have no future in… Read more »
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Ken Clarke has criticised David Cameron for “xenophobic” remarks in a speech about scrapping the Human Rights Act. The former Conservative chancellor, whose pro-European stance is well documented, said Mr Cameron’s speech, in which he detailed plans for a British bill of rights, was “anti-foreigner”. Mr Clarke, who lost out to David Cameron in the… Read more »
The use of control orders by the government has been branded “unlawful” by the high court. Mr Justice Sullivan ruled that control orders against six men broke European human rights law. Control orders are a key feature of the government’s anti-terror legislation. They can be imposed by the home secretary to restrict an individual’s movement… Read more »
