Mike Freer, the Minister for Equalities, has confirmed that the Government’s proposed ban on so-called ‘conversion therapy’ will cover both practices that take place in religious settings and those that are carried out by ministers of religion. LGBT Humanists has previously called on the Government to close loopholes in its proposals on religious conversion therapy. Today it has welcomed… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is fully supportive of the Home Office’s response to a private member’s bill wishing to restrict the use of firearms. Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, is introducing a bill that aims to ban the keeping of pump-action shotguns in homes. The bill wishes to tackle the horrific… Read more »
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Today Chancellor George Osborne revealed in the annual spending review the government plans for cuts, which hit most governmental departments
The simple fact of the matter is that this is happening because his plan failed. At the comprehensive spending review in 2010 Osborne was predicting 2.9% growth for this year and hoping for a barrage of tax cuts in time for the general election. That now looks laughable.