The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »
Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will take place on 2 May 2024 and provide the perfect opportunity for the shooting community to find out where local Police and Crime Commissioner candidates stand on firearms licensing. BASC has launched a contact platform which allows you to search for your local PCC candidates by police… Read more »
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The Ministry of Defence has issued a strongly worded rebuttal of a recent select committee report that sharply criticised its procurement policy. At the end of July, the Defence Select Committee published its report into defence procurement, in which it suggested that the “Smart Acquisition” process, designed to deliver equipment faster, cheaper and better has… Read more »
In a major speech this morning, Tony Blair set out plans to transform the twentieth-century welfare state into a twenty-first century “opportunity society”. Speaking to a conference hosted by ippr and Demos, Mr Blair said he wanted to see social mobility – constant for almost thirty years – “rising once again, a dominant feature of… Read more »
