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 League Against Cruel Sports has released footage of one of its monitors being attacked by a foxhunter. The video, which is two and a half minutes long, shows hunt monitors being approached by several hunters who proceed to repeatedly knock the monitors over with their horses. While verbally abusing them, the… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Peter Mandelson has become embroiled in an angry exchange with Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz over the state of the British economy. In an interview with CNBC television channel, Mr Shultz had singled out the UK for concern. “The place that concerns us the most is western Europe, and specifically the UK,” he… Read more »
