Iraq
As part of an ongoing commitment to support police forces across Scotland with training for Firearms Enquiry Officers (FEOs), BASC hosted ten members of Police Scotland’s FEO team. This was the third ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) training session BASC has held with Police Scotland and will be followed by a number of courses over the… Read more »
Doctors are being reminded by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) about new rules governing death certification, which take effect from today in England and Wales. The changes mean a wider pool of doctors will be able to certify deaths, reducing delays in death certificates being issued. All deaths will now be subject to scrutiny either… Read more »
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Tony Blair has apparently acknowledged that the violence which has dominated Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003 invasion was a “disaster”. During an interview on the newly launched al-Jazeera English-language channel, David Frost suggested to the prime minister that allied involvement in Iraq had been “pretty much a disaster”. In response, Mr Blair made… Read more »
Government minister Margaret Hodge has described the Iraq war as Tony Blair’s “big mistake” in foreign affairs, according to a local London newspaper. The industry minister reportedly criticised the prime minister’s “moral imperialism” during a private meeting of the Fabian Society in north London. According to The Islington Tribune, Ms Hodge indicated she had had… Read more »
