How do the political parties stack up against vets' wishes?

EVER since Theresa May called the General Election last month, political pollsters have been predicting a Conservative victory. However, if recent political history has taught us anything, it's that political polling is not reliable and it would therefore be foolhardy to be complacent about the result. So, with less than two weeks before election day, it might be helpful to review the political parties' positions on the key issues that matter to the profession. This week we publish the BVA's manifesto (see p 508). With 11 out of 20 recommendations being written into the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat priorities for the next Parliament, it has clearly been influential. These main parties have published proposals for a range of issues, some pressing, some long outstanding and some that just keep reoccurring. So how do they compare? Number 1 on the BVA's manifesto is to secure the veterinary workforce for...
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