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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Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt has ordered a full competition commission inquiry into the purchase of the GUS home shopping network by March UK, the firm run by the Barclay brothers. The commission will investigate for the 450 million pounds purchase by Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay back in May. The brothers planned… Read more »
Peter Mandelson is set to fill the void at Downing Street left by Alastair Campbell, the PM’s director of communications who resigned last month. David Hill, the No 10’s director of communications, is to imminently take up the vacant post. But the job is without the brief on party strategy. Cue Mandelson. The controversial former… Read more »
