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 Opinion polls on the final Sunday before the general election have seen the Conservatives improve their position – and advancing closer to an overall majority. While polls by ICM, YouGov and ComRes continued to place the next Commons firmly in hung parliament territory, an ICM marginals poll for the News of the… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Gillian Duffy has revealed how Gordon Brown pleaded with her to shake hands on her front door step after he called her a “bigot”. The 65-year-old grandmother from Rochdale spent 40 minutes closeted with the prime minister in her home after he rushed back to apologise for the gaffe. Mr Brown had… Read more »
