* general election 2010

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Calderdale birdsong featured in new therapeutic recordings

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 »

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Deliver achievable clinical negligence reform without delay, says MDU

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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Marriage tax breaks policy would make around 4m couples around £150 a year better off
Analysis: For better or worse?

Marriage tax breaks might seem like a simple no-brainer to Conservative strategists, but the policy could lose them as many votes as it gains. By Alex Stevenson Imagine David Cameron’s worst nightmare: a surprise Labour victory. When the post-mortem takes place the marriage tax break is held up as a key factor in the electoral… Read more »

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Party leaders on home ground on first campaign weekend

By Aled Thomas The three main party leaders are spread out around the country on the first weekend of the election campaign. Prime minister Gordon Brown is on home turf today campaigning in Fife, after being formally adopted as candidate for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, meeting voters as they so some shopping in the spring sunshine…. Read more »