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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Internet companies need to establish a body which can regulate goings-on on the web, a committee of MPs has said. “The internet has transformed all our lives and is overwhelmingly a force for good,” said John Whittingdale, chairman of the culture, media and sport committee. “However, there is a dark side and many parents are… Read more »
Foreign students coming to the UK will be forced to provide the government with their fingerprints and prove they are sponsored by a recognised education institution, under new government guidelines announced today. “All those who come to Britain must play by the rules,” said border and immigration minister Liam Byrne. “It is right that foreign… Read more »