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 Government’s drive to reduce poverty among children and pensioners may be working, but childless adults are facing increased poverty. The finding comes in a new report by the New Policy Institute for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. It finds that poverty in Britain is continuing to decline, but on a number of indicators some trends… Read more »
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has said he will outline a “patriotic vision” of Britain’s future in the forthcoming Pre-Budget Report. The report on Thursday is being interpreted as a mini manifesto on what Labour aims to deliver in an historic third term of office. Gordon Brown told an audience at the Political Studies Association… Read more »
