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 Inflation has dropped 0.1% to 3.1% in July but it remains above target. Bank of England governor Mervyn King will now have to write to the chancellor again explaining why. The consumer price index (CPI) is still well above the Bank of England’s two per cent target rate while the retail price… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The government could save money by paying employers to take on disadvantaged young people as interns, a thinktank has claimed. Demos argued in a report out today that employers could be incentivised to take on those who are not in employment, education or training for internships through payment from the state. Doing… Read more »
