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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Ministers are today being urged to “be brave” and ban smoking from all workplaces, as the public consultation on legislation proposing a partial ban closes. The last efforts to persuade the government to ditch plans to exempt pubs serving food come as the Department of Health launches a new £5 million campaign warning of the… Read more »
The contribution overseas workers make to the UK economy should be recognised and welcomed, a joint statement from the Home Office, the CBI and the TUC says today. As the debate over levels of immigration escalates in the wake of the July 7th attacks on London, the statement insists that managed migration can have significant… Read more »
