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 Rebecca Burns A “chronic shortage” of foster services since the death of Baby P may put children in danger unless more foster carers are recruited soon, a leading foster charity has warned. Care services have seen a rise in demand since the death of 17-month-old Baby Peter in August 2007, when social services failed… Read more »
By Ian Dunt Some of Britain’s most prominent and respected actors took on the government today, in a desperate bid to save the UK Film Council. In a letter to the Daily Telegraph Bill Nighy, Pete Postlethwaite and Timothy Spall, among over 50 others, urged culture secretary Jeremy Hunt to think again before pushing ahead… Read more »
