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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Voters go to the polls in Glenrothes today as Gordon Brown’s government faces another electoral test. The key seat sees a two-horse battle between the Scottish National party (SNP) and Labour, whose MP John MacDougall died earlier this year triggering the by-election. At the 2005 general election Mr MacDougall won 51.9 per cent of the… Read more »
