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 Ian Dunt The government has been accused of “hiding” controversial tuition fee proposals in a bill on classroom behaviour. The education bill, published today, reveals government plans to radically increase teachers’ authority over rowdy pupils but it also includes a clause allowing variable rates of interest on student loans. The addition to the bill,… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Ministers are refusing to give way after a Commons committee attacked them for placing restrictions on “town hall Pravdas”. The coalition government is imposing a new code of practice controlling the publication of local authority newsletters. A report from the communities and local government committee has attacked the move as cutting across… Read more »
