BASC’s fighting fund, set up to fight the corner of members who have been victims of injustice, has successfully helped a member win costs against the police. The BASC member was awarded costs of £4,000 after a successful appeal against revocation of his certificate. BASC put Cheshire Constabulary on notice last year that costs would… Read more »
The Health and Social Care Committee’s report on assisted dying has been published today. Humanists UK has welcomed the evidence-based nature of the report, but expressed disappointment that the committee missed the opportunity to draw firm conclusions or recommend specific changes to the law. Although the report does not make any recommendations for or against legislative… Read more »
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By Alice Cannet Billion of pounds could be saved by scrapping Trident and ID cards, the general secretary of Unison will declare today. Dave Prentis will speak at Unison’s political conference in Manchester where he is expected to reject the government’s nuclear submarines as “criminal waste”. “Trident costs £1.5 billion a year to run and… Read more »
The prime minister is set to slash £21 million from Boris Johnson’s development budget to fund the social housing programmes announced in his manifesto, it has been revealed. The government plans to take money out of the country’s nine regional development agencies to fund the housing programmes announced in Building Britain’s Future on Monday. The… Read more »
