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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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Following the decision by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee to raise interest rates yesterday, the Bank’s governor has warned people of the consequences of pushing for inflation busting pay rises. Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 ‘Today’ programme this morning, Andrew Bailey said, “My key point is that if inflation becomes embedded and… Read more »
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England has this lunchtime announced that it is increasing interest rates by 0.5% to 1.75%. This is the biggest rise in interest rates for 27 years. At its meeting on 3 August 2022, the MPC voted by a majority of 8–1 to increase Bank Rate by… Read more »
