Northern Ireland’s blasphemy laws are unlikely to be repealed within the current session of the Assembly. Northern Ireland Humanists has been working with the relevant Ministers to bring forward repeal. The Department of Justice hoped to do so as part of a wider criminal law reform bill. But the Department of Justice has been unable… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is excited to announce the appointment of law academic Dr Marnie Lovejoy as its new head of environment law research. Marnie has a PhD in law and is the former associate head of Portsmouth Law School. Gamekeeping runs in her family and she is a keen beater… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Alistair Darling has refused to reform Britain’s tripartite regulatory system, arguing it was not responsible for the credit crunch. Instead, the chancellor said, financial bosses were to blame for the downturn. The system, which was criticised by the Treasury select committee last month, is constituted by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), the… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Tory MP Brian Binley has insisted he acted honestly after questions were raised about his use of expenses to rent a flat from his own company. The Telegraph has claimed the Northampton South MP made the claims – totalling £50,000 – despite rules on MPs renting homes from firms in which they… Read more »
