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 »
BASC chief executive Ian Bell has presented awards to coaches at the Gleneagles Shooting and Fishing School after the association partnered with the prestigious Gleneagles Hotel. BASC was appointed to deliver a top tier and in-depth Shotgun Coaching Award programme to all full-time coaches at the school. The award programme is a cornerstone of BASC’s commitment… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Chancellor George Osborne should abandon inheritance tax altogether, a thinktank has argued. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) suggested it should be replaced with a new capital receipts tax targeting gifts to individuals of over £150,000 in a report published today. The shift would be more progressive because the tax rate… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The government could overhaul airport regulation following recent travel chaos. Ministers suggested they were determined to prepare reforms of the way Britain’s airports are controlled, with fines possible for firms like BAA. The run-up to Christmas was dominated by headlines about travel disruption following the decision to close Heathrow, the country’s largest… Read more »
