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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John Prescott has warned that Labour risks losing the next election if they do not “return to normal business” and stop the infighting over the leadership. The deputy prime minister reminded MPs who have been demanding that Mr Blair step down or name a departure date, they would get a say in the leadership of… Read more »
David Cameron has warned against anti-American sentiment, but advised a more rational foreign policy is needed. Speaking on the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, the Conservative leader also stressed that he is a “liberal conservative” and not a “neo-conservative”, distancing himself from George Bush’s administration. “Anti-Americanism represents an intellectual… Read more »