* general election 2010
The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, has launched a new partnership with independent charity Doctors in Distress to provide MDU members with access to health and wellbeing services to support positive mental health. The partnership, launched today (13th November) to coincide with World Kindness Day, focuses on two initiatives. The… Read more »
Humanists UK has welcomed the announcement of a Private Members’ Bill which would disestablish the Church of England and separate church and state. Currently the Church of England is the official state religion of England, and the monarch is both the head of state and the head of the Church of England. The practice of… Read more »
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Here’s our summary of the twists and turns of election night. By Alex Stevenson Hung parliaments are bound to leave everyone dissatisfied. With the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats all having reason to feel disappointment at their performance, the result has left an uneasy taste in the mouth for all. That much was predictable…. Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Liberal Democrat Lorely Burt remains Solihull’s MP – but has replaced her 279-seat victory margin with a majority of just 175. Boundary changes technically made the result a Lib Dem gain, with Ms Burt taking 42.9% of the vote. Tory challenger Maggie Throup was agonisingly close behind, taking 23,460 votes to Ms… Read more »
