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Red Whale, a leading provider of lifelong learning and education for GPs and primary care clinicians, has joined the Medical Defence Union (MDU) group, it was announced today. The two organisations, which came together on 31 October 2023, will work hand-in-hand to develop new ways of supporting healthcare practitioners with their educational and professional needs…. Read more »
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The Disestablishment of the Church of England Bill had its first reading in the UK Parliament today. The Bill would disestablish the Church of England and remove the automatic right of bishops to sit in the House of Lords. Humanists UK, which campaigns for a secular state, welcomed the introduction of the Bill. The Bill,… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Village communities will be torn apart by referendums on local planning decisions, campaigners have said. The Rural Commission is objecting to plans for the coalition government to allow local votes on new housing schemes in rural areas where many young people struggle to be able to afford their own home. The scheme… Read more »
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Over recent weeks, the coalition has announced a raft of policy proposals regarding how housing should be delivered in the UK. Policies vary from the emotive debate to end secure tenancy for life for future social housing tenants, via plans to financially reward councils that build new homes, to reforms to the housing benefit and… Read more »
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