British Medical Association could axe up to a third of its staff amid cash crisis

According to The Guardian, the British Medical Association—the doctors' union representing thousands across the UK—is facing a serious cash crisis and has announced plans to cut up to a third of its workforce. The BMA has placed two hundred of its six hundred staff in England at risk of redundancy. The move has sparked anger among remaining staff, who've accused the union of hypocrisy—particularly given the BMA's role as a labor organization traditionally fighting for worker protections.

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