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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The Conservatives’ lead over Labour in the polls has fallen this month, although David Cameron still has the edge on prime minister in waiting Gordon Brown. A new Populus poll for The Times finds the Tories on 34 per cent, down two points on last month after remaining steady since the summer, and Labour on… Read more »
William Hague has promised to put human rights “at the heart” of Conservative foreign policy, warning the government has failed to take the issue seriously enough. The shadow foreign secretary was speaking at the launch of the first report from the Tory human rights commission, set up last October, which lists the 18 worst offending… Read more »