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RSPB loses hen harrier judicial review

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 »

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MDU calls for government action on violence against healthcare workers

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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Ups and downs of the Labour campaign
Highs and lows: Labour

Gordon Brown, having shied away from a snap election in 2007 at the last moment, has never won a general election as prime minister. Pundits have naturally viewed his party as underdogs in their struggle to win a fourth successive term. But Brown, the great survivor, has demonstrated a fighting spirit which seems to have… Read more »

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Ups and downs of the Plaid Cymru campaign
Highs and lows: Plaid Cymru

After a mediocre performance in the 2005 elections Plaid Cymru is hoping to make better progress this time around. Boundary changes are acting in their favour, but will the party’s coalition with Labour in the Welsh Assembly prove a blessing or a curse? We’re following Plaid’s progress throughout the general election 2010 campaign. High February… Read more »