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 Emmeline Saunders Gordon Brown may call the general election earlier than thought. A snap election could be set for March 25th 2010, seven weeks earlier than the provisional date of May 3rd. Speculation in Westminster grew after civil servants noticed government planning after the end of January is remarkably light, fuelling rumours that No… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Gordon Brown has insisted his commitment to Britain’s troops in Afghanistan is “unshakeable” after five soldiers were killed in a single incident. A rogue Afghan policeman is believed to have shot the soldiers at a checkpoint before fleeing the scene. The soliders, three from the Grenadier Guards and two from the Royal… Read more »
