Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will take place on 2 May 2024 and provide the perfect opportunity for the shooting community to find out where local Police and Crime Commissioner candidates stand on firearms licensing. BASC has launched a contact platform which allows you to search for your local PCC candidates by police… Read more »
The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »
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The government acted unlawfully in changing the rules governing highly-skilled immigration. The Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) Forum has won a high court challenge to the government’s reforms to the way highly-skilled migrants can apply to work in the UK. It has been ruled the original terms of migrants’ entry should be honoured and the… Read more »
The government is to offer grants to first-time buyers in order to lift this crucial group onto the housing ladder, housing minister Caroline Flint has announced. News of the extra cash came as lenders announced a severe correction in house prices, with Halifax today reporting a 2.5 per cent fall in house prices last month…. Read more »
