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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been granted permission by the High Court to bring a judicial review of Defra’s decision to withdraw the general licence (GL43) that allowed the release of gamebirds in certain areas of England. BASC’s ‘Fighting Fund’ is being used to support the High Court challenge. BASC chief executive Ian… Read more »

Long overdue legislation setting out the regulatory framework for physician assistants (PAs) and anaesthesia assistants (AAs) has been published today. Commenting on the legislation, Dr Michael Devlin, head of professional standards and liaison at the MDU said: “This important piece of legislation not only introduces much needed regulation for PAs and AAs, it will also be… Read more »
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Andy Burnham has warned the government that its Integrated Rail Plan ‘isn’t as good as it can be’.

Speaking in parliament in May earlier this year, the transport secretary Grant Shapps said: “Not two World Wars, not recessions and depressions, not the Spanish Flu… have stopped the inexorable growth of the railways.” It may seem to some to be overly optimistic to say this right now, but as we get to grips with… Read more »











