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 Ed Miliband has lambasted the government for its decision to remove all funding for Booktrust, a charity which provides free books to children to encourage literacy. Booktrust currently receives £13 million through the Department for Education. It runs a series of programmes targeted at infants, children starting primary school and eleven-year olds…. Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Liberal Democrat MP Adrian Sanders has hit out at his party’s leadership, claiming a huge gulf exists between Nick Clegg’s team and grassroots activists. The Torbay MP, who was first elected to parliament in 1997, used a festive blog post to deliver his unseasonally grumpy message. “Unlike the bulk of the Liberal… Read more »
