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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 »
Humanists UK has reacted to news that the Government is proposing to allow new state schools to discriminate in 100% of their places, condemning the move and calling instead for an end to all discrimination in the state school system. Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson said: ‘The proposal to allow 100% religious discrimination in… Read more »
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Since news broke of the attack on Salman Rushdie, it has been heartening to see such a breadth of support expressed for him, even from unexpected quarters where he has been lauded as a hero of artistic freedom of expression. But not of course from every quarter. Let’s leave to one side the fanatics in… Read more »
The pandemic prompted an exodus of people aged 50 to 64 from the labour market, called by some The Great Retirement. While some have recently returned to work – perhaps feeling the squeeze of the cost of living crisis – the most recent labour market data show that there are still 92,000 fewer people aged… Read more »