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 The government has published the wording of the referendum on voting reform. Voters will be asked: “Do you want the United Kingdom to adopt the ‘alternative vote’ system instead of the current ‘first past the post’ system for electing members of parliament to the House of Commons?” The referendum will take place… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The Electoral Commission will launch a review into the election spending of new Tory MP Zac Goldsmith. The Commission decided to set up the review, which is short of a full investigation, after being handed evidence against the MP by the Bureau for Investigative Journalism (BIJ). The Richmond Park MP branded the… Read more »
