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 Muslim community should do more to help police fight extremism, a senior officer has said. Chief Constable Sir Norman Bettison is the head of West Yorkshire police, where three of the July 2005 bombers were from, and the Association of Chief Police Officers’ lead spokesman on violent extremism. He warned that… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Campaigners have stepped up their efforts to give sentenced prisoners the right to vote in this year’s general election. The Prison Reform Trust (PRT) and Unlock, the national association of reformed offenders, believe the ban on prisoners being allowed to vote is incompatible with modern democracy. It may even breach the European… Read more »