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Humanists UK has welcomed the announcement of a Private Members’ Bill which would disestablish the Church of England and separate church and state. Currently the Church of England is the official state religion of England, and the monarch is both the head of state and the head of the Church of England. The practice of… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has met key members of North Wales Police Crime Commission and the firearms licensing department to address concerns following a recent meeting of the North Wales Police and Crime Panel. During the meeting, in September, it was suggested that people should have a firearms licence for each gun they… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson This year’s top private member’s bills vying to become law are as different as the MPs presenting them. For the next five weeks every Friday the Commons chamber will see MPs struggle to get their bill through the House. The members involved were selected at random in a ballot; it might have… Read more »
By Samantha Cullen What effect will the global downturn have on the European ideal of a free market? Protectionism is on the agenda this weekend as European Union leaders meet to discuss their stance on how to confront the global economic downturn. Across the EU’s member states, politicians may feel a greater temptation to focus… Read more »