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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the decision by the Court of Appeal to dismiss legal challenges by the RSPB and Mark Avery into Natural England’s research into hen harrier brood management. In confirming the trial brood management scheme is legal, the courts have for a second time dismissed the RSPB… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is calling on the government to take concerted action to prevent and reduce violence against healthcare staff. In an article published in the MDU journal, which examines cases reported by members, the UK’s leading medical defence organisation found that only a handful of doctors and other healthcare professionals seek advice each… Read more »
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Opposition to the government’s welfare reform programme is reaching fever pitch today, with critics mobilising against the plans before the Queen’s Speech. Observers expect the government to plough ahead with the reforms in tomorrow’s speech, but unions and left-wing activists are saying the economic downturn means it is the wrong time. The reforms, based on… Read more »
The New Labour project is not over, despite changes to government policy in the Pre-Budget Report, business secretary Lord Mandelson said last night. Speaking to business leader, Lord Mandelson said efforts to dampen the effects of recession did not entail a complete break with the past. Many political commentators and opposition parties cited some of… Read more »
