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 four remaining British terrorist suspects held at Guantanamo Bay are due home today, with some of them having spent almost three years in US custody. The men were accused of having links to al-Qaida but were never put on trial. However, they are likely to face questioning by British police on their return from… Read more »
The teaching of personal, social and health education (PSHE) is poor in many schools and non-existent in others. That is the damming conclusion of a new OFSTED report into PSHE teaching in secondary schools. PSHE encompasses important subjects such as sex, drugs and alcohol education. Some schools do not teach the subject at all, using… Read more »
