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Majority of PCCs Supportive of Shooting, says BASC

BASC has published the results of its interactions with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) following last week’s elections. In the run up to the poll, BASC wrote to each of the 40 candidates in England and Wales and set up a platform for members to contact their local candidates to find out where they stood… Read more »

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Additional resources for firearms licensing in Cumbria following BASC meeting

The Chief Constable of Cumbria police has committed additional resources to firearms licensing in the region to cut delays for certificate renewals. BASC’s head of firearms, Martin Parker, met with the Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary, Rob Carden, on Monday 29 April to discuss the service delivered by his force to certificate holders in the… Read more »

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Nick Raynsford is Labour MP for Greenwich and Woolwich
Comment: The impending housing disaster

The government’s policy on housing will turn a fragile situation into a full-blown disaster. By Nick Raynsford MP We have just come through the most serious recession in my lifetime. Housing inevitably was badly affected. Private housebuilding in England fell from just over 150,000 new starts in 2007 to just 60,000 in 2009. This clearly… Read more »

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Rev Sharon Ferguson and her partner Franka at the launch of the campaign
Gay marriage: Activists unite for final push

By Ian Dunt An influential gay rights group has finally agreed to back the campaign for gay marriage, bringing unity to what some consider the final push for equality. The new unity among gay rights groups comes as the Equal Love campaign, which is designed to trigger a court battle on the issue, began its… Read more »