Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will take place on 2 May 2024 and provide the perfect opportunity for the shooting community to find out where local Police and Crime Commissioner candidates stand on firearms licensing. BASC has launched a contact platform which allows you to search for your local PCC candidates by police… Read more »
The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson A strong Labour performance in local government elections has bucked the national trend, but the Conservatives have insisted they are still the dominant party in local politics. The Tories lost eight councils but still controlled 65 councils compared to Labour’s 36 and the Lib Dems’ 13. “We have retained our position as… Read more »
By Ian Dunt The BNP have been decimated in a disastrous night for the far-right party. “We’ve been wiped out,” leader Nick Griffin admitted on the Today programme after discovering his party had lost all 12 of its seats on Barking and Dagenham council. The loss in the area mirrored Mr Griffin’s drubbing at the… Read more »
