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 gay rights activist turned Green Party member, Peter Tatchell, has launched a scathing attack on the current electoral system. The human rights activist – famous for his attempt to perform a citizen’s arrest on the Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe – joined the Green Party this year after 22 years of Labour membership. In a… Read more »
A new report into musical education from Ofsted warns that pupils from lower income families may be missing out on a chance to learn a musical instrument. In its report into the standard of music support provided by 15 Local Education Authorities (LEAs) Ofsted found that the standard of tuition was at least satisfactory in… Read more »
