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 have admitted the 2012 Olympics could face a tax bill of as much as a billion pounds that was not included in the original bid. Sport minister Tessa Jowell told the Commons yesterday that the original file for the Olympic bid did not include VAT costs. This morning chancellor Gordon Brown said the bill… Read more »
