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'In Professions We Trust' is typical of the mission statement culture of the 21st century. Many of the suggestions are already common practice and suggesting that medics practice holistically, that universities adopt schools and that lawyers swear oaths is wishy washy nonsense. The reason medics cannot practice holistically is political not professional. The government have forced universities to act as businesses, not local charities. As for the teaching profession, the last several governments have battered them with bureaucracy and league tables to the point of being professionally punch drunk.

Demanding lawyers do pro bono work is more likely to have detrimental effects on legal provision than to lead to mediation and conflict resolution.

Pro bono work is already well established and the lawyers that undertake it are to be applauded. Forcing others with less resources or time is hardly equitable and hardy beneficial to their clients. Does anyone really want to be represented by a lawyer who is compelled rather than committed to the case?

It is not the professions that are in disrepute, it is the regulatory bodies enacting government 'policy' with its martinet dictat and disingenous 'concern for the people'. It is not difficult to see the real reasons behind ResPublica's suggestions. The further undermining of professional practice via regimentation and homogenising of 'business model'

I would have been more impressed if ResPublica had suggested that big corporations were required to divert a proportion of their effort towards the 'public good'

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