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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 »
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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Prominent Cabinet members have been accused of “rank hypocrisy” after apparently campaigning against government policy to shore up support in their own constituencies. Seven members of Gordon Brown’s government have campaigned against local Post Office closures, despite the government ordering 2,500 branches to close by the end of the year. They include justice secretary Jack… Read more »
The closure of a post office is never good news as it adversely affects the customers that use that particular office. Closures have an impact on the local economy and inconvenience those, for example, who work from home, are elderly people or do not have access to convenient transport. Once closed, post offices rarely reopen… Read more »
