The Chief Constable of Cumbria police has committed additional resources to firearms licensing in the region to cut delays for certificate renewals. BASC’s head of firearms, Martin Parker, met with the Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary, Rob Carden, on Monday 29 April to discuss the service delivered by his force to certificate holders in the… Read more »
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 »
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People should work until they are 70 and receive a state pension of £110 each week, business leaders have said. The Institute of Directors (IoD) has called for later retirement, a flat pension rate and an end to means testing. Submitting proposals to the government’s pensions commission, the IoD also called for an end to… Read more »
Gordon Brown set out his vision for “New Labour renewed”, as he pledged to continue the reform agenda pursued by Tony Blair. The chancellor said the only future for the Labour party was “as the party of reform”. And to those activists hoping that a Brown premiership would see a return to old Labour, he… Read more »
