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 Laura Miller The star spangled banner will flutter high over City Hall today as the London mayor celebrates the inauguration of Barack Obama as American president. Boris Johnson, who was criticised for his limp wave of the Union Jack at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has arranged for the US flag… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff A demonstration will take place this afternoon outside the American embassy in Grosvenor Square at the same time as Barack Obama is inaugurated as president of the United States. The activists are conducting the protest to ensure the new president abides by his promise to close Guantanamo Bay. Organisers are also focussing… Read more »
