The Chief Constable of Cumbria police has committed additional resources to firearms licensing in the region to cut delays for certificate renewals. BASC’s head of firearms, Martin Parker, met with the Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary, Rob Carden, on Monday 29 April to discuss the service delivered by his force to certificate holders in the… Read more »
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 »
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By Ian Dunt An unprecedented surge in support for the Liberal Democrats has changed the face of the election campaign with just weeks to go until polling day. One poll today put Britain’s third party in first place, a situation which would have been unthinkable just days ago. A separate poll put the Lib Dems… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Gordon Brown has continued his strategy of closely aligning Labour with the Liberal Democrats by flagging up their similarities on electoral reform. The Labour leader, who finished last in most polls after Thursday evening’s historic first televised leaders’ debate, repeatedly said “I agree with Nick” [Clegg] during the debate. Now in an… Read more »