Tag: United Kingdom
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Government to axe payment systems regulator as quango purge begins
The body charged with overseeing the regulation of payments systems will be abolished, the government has announced. The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) — which governs… Read More
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SQE results day reactions are taking over TikTok — and it’s emotional chaos
‘POV: you just opened your SQE1 results and…’ Earlier this week, aspiring solicitors across the country received their results for the first stage of the… Read More
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The state is ‘weaker than ever’ — Keir Starmer’s speech-in-full as NHS England axed
Keir Starmer has announced the government will abolish NHS England, the quango that manages the health service. In a major speech in Hull, he said:… Read More
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Business Secretary ‘corrects record’ on Addleshaw solicitor claim
Addresses House of Commons Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has corrected the parliamentary record after scrutiny over a speech in which he… Read More
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Saqib Bhatti: ‘Stop and search saves lives — we cannot afford to be sensitive about it’
Every life lost is tragic — but every life lost through violent crime is, in-part, a failure on the state. As a Member of Parliament… Read More
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‘Failed SQE1 and lost my training contract — what now?’
SQE student seeks advice In our latest Career Conundrum, an SQE student wants to know if anyone else is in the same pickle, and for your… Read More
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Blake Stephenson: ‘Thameslink rail service is not good enough — passengers deserve so much better’
“It’s got the stage that we dread using the service” — that’s what one of my constituents told me about the performance of Thameslink’s services… Read More
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Law firm earnings up, but it’s taking longer for clients to pay
Law Society research Law firms’ earnings are on the rise but they’re waiting longer to get paid, new research produced by the Law Society has… Read More
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Liz Saville Roberts: ‘Deflection tactics won’t salvage Labour’s reputation in Wales’
We are now eight months into this UK Labour government in Westminster. So let’s ask ourselves, what has changed? Keir Starmer and his government have certainly… Read More
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Oxford law student convicted of modern slavery offences
Human rights specialist awaits sentencing A law PhD student at the University of Oxford has been found guilty of offences related to modern slavery. Lydia… Read More