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 Political comedy The Thick Of It has come home with three awards from the Bafta television awards. The political satire won best sitcom at Sunday night’s ceremony. Lead actors Rebecca Front and Peter Capaldi, who plays foul mouthed director of communications Malcom Tucker, also came back with awards. Programme creator Armando Iannucci… Read more »
By Rebecca Burns The country's leading barrister has spoken out against the minimum age of criminal responsibility, saying a child of ten cannot appreciate what is "criminally wrong". Paul Mendelle QC, the chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, pointed out the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act gives the UK "almost the lowest age of criminal… Read more »
