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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Unemployment is down, and employment is up, according to the latest official figures. But, the number of job vacancies is down and the growth in average earnings has increased. In the last quarter, the number of people in employment rose by 55,000 to 74.7 per cent of the working age population. The unemployment rate stood… Read more »
A flagship foundation hospital is challenging the industry regulator’s decision to sack its chairman after the trust was plunged into millions of pounds of debt. John Ryan was yesterday removed from his position at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust by the regulator, Monitor. Within three months of achieving foundation status, the trust was plunged… Read more »
