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TORY ministers have been accused of attempting to gag charities by banning publicly funded bodies from speaking out against government policy.
Cabinet Office minister Matthew Hancock slapped strict new rules at the weekend on the way campaigning NGOs spend government grants.
A new clause to be inserted into all new and renewed grant agreements stipulates that the funds cannot be used to lobby or campaign against government decisions.
Politicians who continue to welcome contracts with US companies without considering the risks and consequences of total dependency in the years to come are undermining the raison d’etre of the NHS, argues Dr JOHN PUNTIS
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN
