BASC condemns Crimestoppers campaign against law-abiding firearms owners The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has today condemned a new campaign launched in Cumbria by Crimestoppers which encourages the public to make anonymous accusations against licensed firearms holders. “Crimestoppers are inviting people to make secret accusations with a 100 per cent guarantee that the… Read more »
Humanists UK has welcomed a ‘landmark’ recommendation from the Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review to add Religious Education (RE) to the National Curriculum in England after a thorough review of its content to be conducted by an expert group in the coming months. Humanists UK has advocated for this for many decades and today hailed… Read more »
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Senior British army figures may have misled MPs over the use of interrogation techniques in Iraq, it has been revealed. The joint committee on human rights has highlighted discrepancies in the evidence they received from senior military officers and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) over the interrogation techniques, which include hooding and stress positions. The… Read more »
Barack Obama is in Britain today to meet senior politicians on the final leg of his diplomatic tour. The presumptive Democratic nominee arrived in Britain late on Friday night and is set to meet prime minister Gordon Brown, Conservative leader David Cameron and former prime minister Tony Blair today. He is expected to answer questions… Read more »
