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 Labour MP Phil Hope has announced he will pay back £41,000 of his expenses claims, as the scandal continues to rock Westminster. “The anger of my constituents and the damage done to perceptions of my integrity concerning the money I have received to make my London accommodation habitable has been a massive… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari has held talks with Gordon Brown in Downing Street. Speaking at a joint press conference afterwards, Mr Brown announced £12 million for Pakistan, while the president was forced to deny reports that his government now controls less than 40 per cent of the border with Afghanistan. Mr… Read more »
