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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The close of the Conservative Party conference yesterday has brought to an end the traditional conference season. The TUC, Liberal Democrats, Labour and the Conservatives, as well as smaller parties like the SNP and UKIP have all held their annual conference over the past month. Though party conferences, and the contributions of ordinary members, are… Read more »
The shopworkers’ union Usdaw is urging its members to vote for the retention of the political fund. By law, trade unions are required to ballot their members every ten years on whether the political levy can be maintained. Members of Usdaw will be receiving ballot papers this month, for a vote at the beginning of… Read more »