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The Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth, Philip Egan, who has responsibility for Guernsey, has threatened to close three state schools on the Bailiwick after objecting to an aspect of the proposed new anti-discrimination law. The Discrimination Ordinance, which will be debated by the States of Guernsey tomorrow, is set to outlaw religious discrimination, including teaching staff in schools, so… Read more »
Tax rise payments from over 8 million people needed to fund NHS litigation An influential parliamentary committee has been warned by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) that the Health and Social Care Levy of 1.25% could be swallowed up by the amounts being paid out each year in NHS clinical negligence claims. In evidence to… Read more »
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A decade after the Oldham race riots, Oldham’s Muslim community continues to feel frustrated and victimised. Who is letting who down? By Alex Stevenson It’s a cold, dark night in Glodwick, on the eastern side of Oldham. This, I’m told, was the part of the town at the heart of the 2001 race riots. Locals… Read more »
Mid Dorset and North Poole MP Annette Brooke assesses the state of play in the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election:
