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The Chief Constable of Cumbria police has committed additional resources to firearms licensing in the region to cut delays for certificate renewals. BASC’s head of firearms, Martin Parker, met with the Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary, Rob Carden, on Monday 29 April to discuss the service delivered by his force to certificate holders in the… Read more »
BASC’s head of firearms Bill Harriman has written to the Chief Constable of West Mercia Police to challenge its decision to make all applications for firearms and shotgun certificates online only. The force announced this week that from 1 May printed applications would no longer be accepted. In a letter to Chief Constable Alex Murray,… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The continuing row over MPs’ expenses took another twist today following the revelation that Sinn Fein MPs, who refuse to even sit in parliament, have claimed more than £430,000. In the last year alone the five elected members from Northern Ireland claimed £105,000 – £21,000 each – to rent two flats in… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson The government has denied claims it is censoring English literature texts, after a Carol Ann Duffy poem was prevented from appearing in a GCSE anthology. Yesterday the Association of Teachers and Lecturers’ annual conference in Liverpool passed a motion stating that “censorship of English literature is a current problem for teachers in… Read more »
