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 Conservatives and Liberal Democrats will boycott the inquiry into the arrest of shadow immigration Damian Green, derailing the entire political process surrounding the arrest. The government survived a vote on the committee, narrowly defeating attempts by opposition MPs to widen its remit and allow it to conduct its inquiries immediately. But immediately afterwards, Simon… Read more »
The British-born, Oxford-educated leader of Thai’s main opposition party is being put forward to become the country’s next prime minister. The Democrat party has requested an emergency session of parliament in order to form a new government with Newcastle-born Abhisit Vejjajiva, 44, as its head. According to the Democrats, including previous allies of the now… Read more »