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 “Excellence in Cities” scheme is helping improve standards, but there are still some teachers reluctant to believe that standards can be raised, according to a new report from schools’ watchdog Ofsted. Head teachers in some inner city schools are misusing funds meant for gifted pupils and allocating the money to general actives, rather… Read more »
The foreign terror suspects detained without trial in the UK have had their human rights breached. That is the key ruling today from the Law Lords, by an eight to one majority, on the appeals of nine men held without charge or trial. After 9/11 the Government rushed through tough anti-terrorism legislation which allowed it… Read more »
