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 A Labour government will prevent foreign takeovers of British companies if they are not in the national interest, it is believed. The party’s election manifesto will contain a pledge to stop companies that are designated ‘strategic’ or part of the national interest being bought by foreign firms, unless two-thirds of shareholders agree…. Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Vince Cable has waded into the national insurance row by calling the interventions of business leaders “utterly nauseating”. Dr Cable went on the offensive after the first week of the general election campaign was dominated by Tory proposals to scrap the government’s planned one per cent hike in… Read more »
