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 UK’s budget deficit has forced the European commission to begin disciplinary proceedings. Britain is not in the Eurozone so it cannot be fined, but the hearings will function as a formal warning about the gap between what the country spends and borrows. The Treasury has insisted it continues to follow “prudent” policies but the… Read more »
Tonight’s vote over 42-day detention is going to be “very, very close” with the full pressure of the government machine being brought to bear, civil liberties campaigners are saying. Speaking to politics.co.uk at a protest outside parliament yesterday, Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, said: “It’s going to be very, very tight. “We’re still hopeful, but… Read more »