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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By politics.co.uk staff The woman who lost her job as head of children’s services in Haringey Council over the Baby P affair is appealing against her sacking. Sharon Shoesmith was removed from her position in December after a damning report was released into her department’s handling of the 17-month-old’s death. Baby P died in 2007… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Firms which are struggling to pay their female employees the same as their male counterparts may be forced to receive outside help by the government. The Guardian newspaper claimed it had learned ministers were considering publicly revealing which private sector employers were doing especially badly when it comes to the pay gap… Read more »