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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Any long-term pensions settlement in Britain must be affordable, the new work and pensions secretary said today. John Hutton was speaking amid reports that the chancellor has major reservations about the findings of the Turner commission on pensions, due to report next week. Lord Turner is expected to recommend an increase in the basic state… Read more »
The Foreign Office (FCO) response to the Boxing Day tsunami in south-east Asia last year was hampered by a lack of trained staff and a misdirection of resources, a new report finds. The joint report by the department and the National Audit Office (NAO) reveals there were not enough staff at emergency call centres, preventing… Read more »
