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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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Gordon Brown has called for an ‘unsung heroes day’ as part of his push to promote Britishness. The prime minister said he hoped every July 24 would become a day to “pay tribute to the people who represent the very best of Britain”. Launching his book Britain’s Everyday Heroes, Mr Brown called for a day… Read more »
MPs will today meet with older people for a mass lobby of parliament ahead of the age discrimination law review. Help the Aged is leading a lobby of over 250 older activists to meet with their representative in Parliament Square. The Just Equal Treatment Mass Lobby aims to hold the government to its manifesto pledge… Read more »
