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 recent spate of stabbings is “horrific” the prime minister said today, following the deaths of five young people in less than a week. Speaking at a city academy in east London today, Tony Blair said tougher sentencing would help to target and reduce crimes involving gangs, guns and knives. The maximum sentence for carrying… Read more »
The chancellor’s pre-Budget report (PBR) was “grossly inadequate” and failed to respond adequately to “increasing risks of major and irreversible impacts from climate change”, a cross-party group of MPs has claimed. The commons all party environmental audit committee published its harsh critique of the PBR’s “lack of boldness” ahead of the Budget on Wednesday, in… Read more »
